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William And Kate's Wedding Gifts: Strangest Presents From The Commonwealth

First Posted: 01/11/2012 7:54 pm   Updated: 01/11/2012 8:30 pm

After tying the knot in last year's biggest wedding, Prince William and Kate Middleton toured the Commonwealth nations, visiting landmarks and locals in Australia, New Zealand and Canada -- and getting showered with wedding gifts along the way.

On Tuesday, St. James's Palace released a list of gifts the couple received during their travels, and while most of the presents listed were unsurprising -- local sports jerseys, cultural memorabilia, indigenous art -- some were... a little more peculiar.

Click through the slideshow below to see the top 6 oddest wedding gifts the royal couple received in the Commonwealth nations, and let us know which ones you think William and Kate would do well to, er, re-gift.

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The Duchess of Cambridge was gifted "three pairs of shoes" -- though it's unclear what style or brand -- by the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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04:44 AM on 01/13/2012
William and Kate is a beautiful couple and i think getting pair of shoes is a strange gift for them and they will definitely gonna remind this wedding gift forever
02:25 AM on 01/13/2012
Vegemite is not a condiment. It is a national icon.
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05:42 PM on 01/12/2012
shoes, apron, coasters .. not so weird .... misleading headlines are a HP staple
KenInd
We too shall get through this.....
12:11 AM on 01/12/2012
Well, these gifts are more useful than the collection of DVDs that do not conform to UK standards that Mr Obama gave to the Queen in 2009.
10:45 PM on 01/11/2012
They are so cute together...best of luck
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CSNC
Living on the edge -- not taking too much space
10:07 PM on 01/11/2012
"The 6 Strangest Gifts William And Kate Received During Their Travels"

The strangest one: The admiration of the people... for what?

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Vincent Van Der Hyde
The truth will set you free.
10:41 PM on 01/11/2012
Let me guess.
You are an American.
Of lower social class, no college education, with no books in the house, and a limited command of the English language, right.
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CSNC
Living on the edge -- not taking too much space
10:57 PM on 01/11/2012
Vincent Van Der Hyde,

Also.
No, no, no, and no.

Do you want to know more?

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KenInd
We too shall get through this.....
12:12 AM on 01/12/2012
Your are confusing this person-

-with G W Bush.
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BlueKansas
Stop calling us 'ordinary Americans'!
08:11 PM on 01/11/2012
Does the Canadian Minister of Health know that mosquitoes are not a problem in the UK? That's why every summer, I'm constantly telling my husband to SHUT THAT DOOR! Most Brits don't even have window screens.
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opprobrious
More speech. Less Flagging.
09:32 PM on 01/11/2012
For a government that doesn't know Kate Middleton has plenty of shoes I'm guessing "no".
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efffox
The truth is NOT halfway between right and wrong
10:16 PM on 01/11/2012
You must be a man, otherwise you'd know a woman can never have too many pairs of shoes.
01:39 AM on 01/12/2012
They do travel to other lands...
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BlueKansas
Stop calling us 'ordinary Americans'!
06:12 PM on 01/12/2012
And they're going to carry a skeeter zapper with them? LOL!