If the Prince of Wales has been having a hard time of it this week, what with Prince Harry’s “Paki” video and now the rumpus over his polo friend “Sooty”, perhaps he will be able to find consolation in one of his many Bob Marley CDs and a relaxing glass of rum.

He could even play one of the musical instruments at his disposal, including a steel drum, a pair of maracas and an acoustic guitar. Alternatively, he might put on his sarong.

The instruments — and CDs and sarong — are among dozens of gifts Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall received on foreign tours during the last year. The array of offerings includes several walking sticks, a pair of ceramic bird boxes and enough Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee for half a lifetime.

Last year the Prince and Duchess undertook two big foreign tours, to the Caribbean and the Far East. The list of gifts received — from officials and members of the public — was published yesterday by Clarence House, the third year that it has released details of the Prince’s gift list.

Ten pages long, it includes a mini steel pan (in C major) from Trinidad and Tobago, his-and-hers batik sarongs, a pair of wooden maracas, a plastic seat cushion, a key ring and an alarm clock. In Jamaica they gave him coffee, frequently: the list details one box of Blue Mountain coffee, a Blue Mountain coffee gift box, two more packets of Blue Mountain and another, unspecified packet of coffee. But presumably it was Blue Mountain.

In Brunei they gave him walking sticks. In one 24-hour visit the Prince and Duchess received three walking sticks and two swagger sticks, as well as two wooden dragon flies and a wicker basket. Walking sticks have long been a favourite with overseas hosts faced with the question of what to give the visitor who has everything; when the Prince of Wales of the time toured Australia in 1920, he was given no fewer than 20.

Values are not listed, but the most expensive gifts are thought to have come from the Brunei Royal Family. During the Prince’s and Duchess’s visit last autumn the Sultan’s family gave him a watch and a silver trinket box, while she received jewellery.

In Trinidad and Tobago, the first lady, Jean Ramjohn Richards, gave the Duchess a gold brooch set with the semi-precious stone tourmaline, and her husband, President George Maxwell Richards, presented the Prince with a Moriche palm, silver and gold bowl.

The Bob Marley Museum in Jamaica was also generous, giving the Prince and Duchess 18 CDs, four vinyl albums, four T-shirts, two wrist bands, two baseball caps, two bags, two calendars, two posters and a DVD.

Some gifts were of less tangible value. Among the 50-odd books, the bottles, paintings, sculptures and articles of jewellery, there was a box of Montserrat volcanic ash and black sand.

At a slum project in Indonesia the Prince was given a selection of luggage made from recycled packaging.

Gifts are usually either stored or put on display, said Clarence House. There are exceptions, though: “Consumables will be shared out and consumed, or used in the kitchens.”

So the Prince’s entourage likely tucked into the box of organic apples given by a farmer in Japan. The jar of organic honey he was given in the Caribbean, though, may well have stayed with the Prince. “The honey would definitely be used,” said a spokesman. “The Prince is very fond of honey.”

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