Meghan Markle has to return her birthday gifts thanks to a royal rule
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- Meghan Markle reportedly has to return most of the birthday gifts sent to her due to royal protocol.
- According to The Mirror, the royal family is not allowed to accept gifts that place them under any obligation to the donor.
- Markle is allowed to keep gifts from other members of the royal family, public bodies based in the UK, and small inexpensive gifts from fans.
Meghan Markle celebrated her 37th birthday on Saturday, marking her very first birthday as a member of the British royal family. Though really, it may not have been much of a birthday as she was stuck celebrating someone else's wedding, and perhaps even worse, she's not allowed to keep her birthday presents from well-wishers.
According to The Mirror, members of the royal family receive a boatload of gifts for their birthdays from adoring fans all over the globe. But they are not allowed to keep any of them thanks to royal protocol.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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