Last week, we asked what present British Prime Minister Gordon Brown might give to the president on his visit to Washington, following the hoo-ha over Obama’s decision to return a British bust of Winston Churchill.

Here’s our answer:

The President also thanked the Prime Minister for the gifts he presented to him: a pen holder carved from the timbers of the HMS Gannet, which was a sister ship of the HMS Resolute, and first edition biography of Winston Churchill. The President noted that the pen set is being displayed on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office and the books are in the President’s personal study adjoining the Oval Office.

So it seems that Brits simply can’t let the American president go without some reminder of Churchill. Strange.