Prince Andrew wears gift £12,000 Apple Watch at Buckingham Palace event
The Duke of York joins Beyonce and designer Karl Lagerfeld on the list of owners of the timepiece
Prince Andrew appeared wearing a limited edition 18-carat Apple Watch, worth £12,000, that he is thought to have received as a gift.
He is one of a few people in the UK to own the 42mm version encased in gold, which went on sale last month.
The Duke of York tweeted a picture of himself wearing the watch at a meeting of the Commonwealth veterans’ group on Thursday.
Prince Andrew received more than 100 gifts in 2014 during official engagements, including a model surface-to-air missile.
Last night Andrew’s spokesman said: “A list of gifts received will be released in the usual way in early 2016.”
The Apple Watch has been repeatedly referred to as an iWatch despite Apple never announcing such a product. The name rebrand is thought to be part of a move to target fashion markets with the product.
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