Cumbrian weaver’s blanket given to President Macron by Burnham

Rosenzweig said she found out about the request when she received a voicemail from Number 10, which said: “This is official, please call us back.”

They were looking to receive the blanket for the very next day, she discovered, but they could not tell her why or who it was being given to until after it had been handed over.

She thought the French president was probably the most famous person she knows to own her craftwork, which was “a bit surreal”.

She added: “I think the Prime Minister was looking to give a gift that showcased the best of Britain.

“One of the things we do well is textiles, and I think wool’s having a new moment.”

She said her daughter told her: “Just think, Mum, you’ve got blankets on the beds of friends, family, strangers, and now presidents.”