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Zoe Forsey

Queen 'burst out laughing' at Christmas present Meghan Markle bought her

When the Royal Family sit down at Sandringham to exchange presents on Christmas Day they won't be opening a nice new shirt or some cosy slippers.

Instead, the Queen, Prince Charles, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and the rest of the gang buy each other joke presents.

We imagine it's quite a lot of pressure on new additions to the family - like Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Jack Brooksbank - to come up with a funny and creative idea for their in-laws.

But it seems the Duchess of Sussex hit the nail on the head when she attended her first Royal Christmas back in 2017, five months before she married Prince Harry.

Meghan and the Queen appear to get on very well (Getty Images)
(Getty Images)

She reportedly bought her future grandmother-in-law a singing toy hamster – and it went down a treat.

The Daily Star reports that her Maj was so happy with the present that she burst out laughing, before remarking: “It can keep my dogs company.”

A source said: “Meghan bought a little hamster that sings with a little rope for Her Majesty.

“It was so funny, especially when the corgis tried to take hold of the toy.”

Well, it's unusual idea... (Amazon)

However it turns out the corgis weren't quite so impressed - and ended up mauling it to pieces before the festive celebrations were over.

Earlier this month the Duchess of Cambridge explained that the Royals open one present each on Christmas Eve, a change from their tradition of opening all their gifts at that time.

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Speaking to Mary Berry on her festive TV show, Kate said: "William's family's tradition is to open one Christmas present on Christmas eve, which is really lovely."

Prince Philip used to oversee present opening at Sandringham, telling everyone when they could start unwrapping.

Each family member has a pile of presents laid out on a trestle table in the White Drawing Room with a name card in front of each pile.

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