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11th April 2019
11:53am BST

Tights, like.
In 1941, as a result of the war, Britain introduced clothes rationing to conserve materials and valuable products, and nylon stockings were some of the first items to go.
So actually, there's a sweet meaning behind the gifts for the Queen.
Interestingly, Elizabeth and Philip also received a piece of cotton lace from Mahatma Gandhi that he spun himself and had embroidered with the words Jai Hind, meaning Victory for India.
Very fancy!
According to the documentary, "a box of apples, 500 tins of pineapple, two dozen handbags and 12 bottles of sloe gin were also officially listed as their gifts."
All in all, not a bad haul lads.
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