British royals receive Polish amber jewellery
PR dla Zagranicy
Victoria Bieniek
18.07.2017 14:00
Handmade amber jewellery using stones from the Baltic Sea has been given to Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate during a trip to Gdańsk, northern Poland, on Tuesday.
Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz, Kate and Prince William. Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa.
Crowds waving British and Polish flags greeted the royal couple in the port city.
The amber jewellery was the only gift given to the pair during their three-day tour of Poland, which ends on Wednesday morning.
Cufflinks for Prince William, designed by art professor Sławomir Fijalkowski of the S&A Jewellery Design company in Gdynia were made using sterling silver and cherry-coloured amber, while a necklace for his wife featured 14-carat-gold pieces and an opaque stone, a spokeswoman for the jeweller said.
Polish amber necklace and cufflinks were shown off before being given to the royal couple. Photo: PAP/Jan Dzban.
The gifts were presented to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Arthur’s Court in Gdańsk, a former merchants’ meeting place named after Britain’s legendary mediaeval King Arthur.
Prince William and Kate arrived in Poland at the request of the British foreign ministry on Monday, while in Brussels the country’s Brexit secretary sat down to negotiate the UK’s divorce from the European Union.
Nearly one million Poles live in the UK and their fates post-Brexit remain unclear. (vb/pk)
Source: PAP