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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
John Bett

Queen Elizabeth had a 24-carat gold Nintendo - and loved to play Wii Bowling

Her Majesty The Queen had a golden throne, the crown jewels, and many other high-carat items for Royal engagements and public services alike, but it turns out she was once gifted a bespoke gold item for the home, too. Some were left in shock when they discovered that Queen Elizabeth II was given a 24-carat gold Nintendo Wii, and that she loved to play the bowling game on the popular console.

Her Majesty was given the boujee gaming console as a gift by video game company THQ as part of their BIG Family Games promotion - and they had the bespoke console delivered straight to Buckingham Palace. It does seem like an unusual item for the Queen to have, and maybe that's why it ended up on eBay for £214,000 ($300,000).

It looks very regal (Console Variations)
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