"The concept being that a lot of players like a front-weighted dart but the players don't want to make the dart any fatter at the front."
In April 2023, just before his coronation, the King received two gold Blue Peter badges, one each for himself and Camilla.They received the famous badges for their environmental work, support for young people through the Prince's Trust, now the King's Trust, and work highlighting the importance of literacy and reading from a young age respectively.
For the coronation itself, alongside the Rolls-Royce, the Bahraini king gave Charles a decorative clock.Meanwhile, former President of the United States Joe Biden gave Charles a leather folder containing printed letters between Elizabeth II and President Dwight Eisenhower inviting him to the United Kingdom, with a photograph of the visit.The list also includes gifts presented to other members of the royal family including the Prince and Princess of Wales and the late Queen Elizabeth II.
For her Platinum Jubilee, the late queen was gifted two lamp-posts which stand outside the Houses of Parliament in the form of bronze sculptures of heraldic beasts and a Cedar of Lebanon tree from Pope Francis.Official gifts can be worn and used, but are not considered the royals' personal property. The royals do not pay tax on them.
Gifts cannot be sold or exchanged - though perishable official gifts with a value less than £150 can be given to charity or staff - and eventually become part of the Royal Collection, which is held in trust for successors and the nation.
Usually the palace releases records listing the official gifts received by members of the royal family annually, however due to delays caused by the Covid pandemic, death of Elizabeth II and the coronation this is the first time a list has been published in the King's reign."During this project I have met so many other people trying to manage what is essentially a fluctuating condition and also the shock of realising how bad ME is," she said.
"You just don't see people who are bed-bound, or who are on oxygen, and because you don't see them, even though I'd had it for years, it's been a real revelation."Some participants were unable to speak to record their messages, so wrote them down or sent them by text, but others were determined to be heard.
"We extended the project for a month because people wanted to wait for that day when they could send a message," Ms Larkman said."Knowing how important it is for people to have their voice heard in these places, it feels like a real responsibility."