Gift fit for a princess

Shoppers at pressies4princesses will be no strangers to the dilemma of what to get a 'princess' for a gift. Thankfully, from time to time, a story surfaces that gives the inside track on what a real, blue-blooded princess can expect.

Tasmania - yes the entire Australian state - is giving a charm bracelet as a christening gift to the as yet unnamed Danish princess, born 21 April this year. Daughter of Tasmanian-born Crown Princess Mary and hubby Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, she will be christened and publicly named on July 1.



The bracelet, by jewellery designer Diane Allison, features an apple seed design. And, apparently, the designer used two real apple seeds for the original mould for the design.

So, Tasmania opted for unusual, rather than over-the-top. A wise move when giving to someone who is unlikely to want for much. Of course, your princess's means are likely to be somewhat more modest - though her expectations are equally high! Nevertheless, next time you're thinking you've got to spend big, don't. Spend more time and less money. Go unearth something unusual that she will really adore, regardless of the price tag!