Unlocking the Royal Vault: The Royal Family's Most Memorable Gifts

6. Buddhist Prayer Shawl

Given to: Elizabeth II, the queen Given by: Bestowed in 1962 by the Dalai Lama Estimated Value: Unknown In 1962, His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, gave Queen Elizabeth II a Buddhist prayer scarf. The shawl, called a Khada, is extremely delicate and has loose ends, which is a common style for shawls of this kind.

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Queen Elizabeth II wearing a Buddhist prayer shawl ©Pool/Getty Images/Tim Graham Picture Library During an early 1962 tour to India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Iran, Queen Elizabeth II received the shawl in Nepal. "Self-coloured Buddhist symbols in bands" adorn the silk shawl, per The Royal Trust Collection. The Queen did not receive the scarf at a private meeting with the Dalai Lama.