A list of The Queen\'s official birthday gifts has been released

A list of The Queen's official birthday gifts has been released

They included a painting of a swimming pig and a bottle of gin

A pop-up book, a painting of a swimming pig and a bottle of gin were among the official gifts given to the Queen last year.

Records released by Buckingham Palace showed the monarch received 72 official presents in 2019.

President Borut Pahor of Slovenia tuned into the Queen's love of horses and presented her with a 24-carat gold-plated horse comb.

The pop-up book was sent through the post by Chinese President Xi Jinping and its subject was the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

The governor-general of The Bahamas presented the monarch with a painting of a swimming pig, while the Regiment de la Chaudiere of Canada gave her a boxed bottle of gin and two glasses.

Swimming pigs live on Big Major Cay, an uninhabited island in the Bahamas, and learnt how to paddle out to passing boats to receive food.

The Queen also received three wood carvings of pygmy hippos from the ambassador of Liberia, a woven raffia hat from the high commissioner for Lesotho, and a decorative felt rug from the Kyrgyz Republic's ambassador.

Published: by Radio NewsHub
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