Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry have always had a strong relationship over the years.

The close bond between the 95-year-old monarch and her 37-year-old grandson has been immortalised in photos repeatedly, showing the pair laughing and chatting during royal events.


But did you know that Prince Harry once gifted Her Majesty with a rude gift during the Royal Family's Christmas celebration at Sandringham?

Yes, you read that right, ladies and gents. Royal biographer Brian Hoey confirmed that Prince Harry has in fact made the Queen laugh out loud when he gifted her with a shower cap embellished with the phrase: 'Ain't Life a B****' in 2013.

While it may be hard to imagine the Queen of England enjoying a gift with such a phrase on it, Hoey states that exchanging cheap and funny presents between the royals on the night before Christmas has become a tradition since Prince Philip started it many years ago.

It was believed that the royals sit around the fire at Sandringham while they hand out gifts to each other.

Meghan Markle, who first attended the Royal Family's Christmas party in 2017, has reportedly gifted Her Majesty with a singing toy hamster, which the Monarch reportedly loved and gave to her beloved corgis.

Christmas has been different for the Queen this year, however, as she spends her first holiday without her late husband, Prince Philip, at Windsor Castle.

It should also be noted that the Christmas celebration in Sandringham was also cancelled due to the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the UK.

Senior members of the Royal Family, Prince Charles and Camilla, and the Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward and his wife Duchess Sophie of Wessex, were all pictured arriving at the castle for mass.


The Queen's daughter, Princess Anne, however, was unable to attend due to being in quarantine with her husband, who has been flagged as a COVID-19 close contact.


Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joyously celebrated Christmas at their Montecito estate in California as a family of four.

The estranged royal couple also shared a photo of their newborn daughter, Lilibet, days before the festive period.

An insider told People magazine: "It's Harry's second Christmas away from England, and Meghan wants to make sure it's special for everyone."

"They are creating their own traditions at their new home."