What presents did Donald Trump give other world leaders? Expensive and sometimes odd diplomatic gifts for Queen Elizabeth, Xi Jinping and 5 more political figures revealed

Jan 19 , 2021

Donald Trump with Queen Elizabeth and Xi Jinping. Photos: @theroyalfamily/Instagram, @HornedPoet/Twitter

Melania and even Barron likely helped the outgoing US president select these memorable mementos for his counterparts, including a US$4,000 Tiffany & Co. brooch for the Queen of England, and a boxing glove signed by Clint Eastwood for Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

It’s customary for world leaders to bring gifts for their counterparts when they go on official visits, and in this tradition, Donald Trump is no exception to the official rule. He’s been known to have eclectic yet expensive taste in gifts, once dishing out découpage trays featuring paintings of his Mar-a-Lago, Florida, estate to Caribbean and South American leaders each valued at US$550 a pop.

Here are some of the most impressive gifts the outgoing US leader has given to other political figures over the years.

The United Kingdom

To Queen Elizabeth: a US$4,000 silver brooch

Donald Trump with Queen Elizabeth and other British royals. Photo: @dougmillsnyt/Twitter

While in the UK, Trump gave the queen a Tiffany & Co. silver and silk brooch worth over US$4,000. But it wasn‘t just about impressing the monarch with a flashy item. The embellished pin was in the shape of a poppy, the flower the British wear in remembrance of the First World War. Trump’s present was handed over inside a custom White House wooden jewellery box that was lined in leather.

To Prime Minister Theresa May: a US$2,700 book set

To the then-British prime minister, Trump and his wife Melania gifted a limited edition book set of The Expedition of Lewis and Clark, estimated to be worth around US$2,700. Trump also gave her a framed picture of Abraham Lincoln at his second inauguration in 1865. In the image, Lincoln holds the same bible Trump used for his swearing in on inauguration day in 2017.

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