It was taken at Government House on the
third day of the tour as the young Prince was being carried through
to meet other children at Plunket for his first official royal
engagement. Mr Woolf who is a professional photographer and
Wellington City councillor, was given exclusive access to a side
room that adjoined the waiting Plunket families, when he snapped
the photo which he admitted could be…
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrate Easter Sunday and visit the zoo with Prince George
21st April 2014
On Easter Sunday, The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge attended a service at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney.
Similarly, The Royal Family back in the UK attended a service at St
George’s Chapel. William and Catherine arrived to a large crowd
waiting outside the Cathedral…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to pay historic visit to Canberra for ANZAC Day
16th April 2014
Australian New Zealand Army Corps, or
ANZAC Day, is celebrated every year on the 25th of April. Although
it’s original purpose was to honour those who had fought at
Gallipoli during the First World War, ANZAC Day is now celebrated
to honour all those who have served in…
Prince George was not with his parents on
their last engagements although he did receive a plush police dog
and mock New Zealand Police uniform. Perhaps George too one day
will say he wants to be a police officer when he grows up just as
his father did when he was a young lad. George has only been seen
twice during the first part of William and Kate’s tour, once on the
tarmac at Wellington…
Among those attending the welcome will be
serving members of the No 25 HRH Prince of Wales Cadet Wing, who
also participated at the opening ceremony of the College 33 years
ago in April 1981. However, times have changed since 1981 and
William and Catherine will witness a…
To begin the day, the Royal couple met
with the mayor of Christchurch at the CTV Memorial Park. The park
honours those who were victims of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
William visited New Zealand shortly after the natural disaster, and
saw the devastation…
First up, Their Royal Highnesses attended
a formal wreath laying ceremony and commemoration for World War I
at the War Memorial in Seymour Square, Blenheim. The event was an
emotional one with The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge taking time to
speak to veterans, making them feel valued and not at all rushed.
Following the war memorial Their Royal Highnesses moved on to the
World War One…
As they arrived in Wellington, The Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge took a back seat to the public's, and the
media's, interest in their son, sending the gathered photographers
into a frenzy. The next day, the young Prince was on the front of
most newspapers…
The couple shared a Royal New Zealand Air
Force plane with the numerous royal correspondents and press who
were there to cover their day. At Dunedin's airport, there was a
Women's Hongi line, where The Duke and Duchess gave the traditional
greeting of rubbing…
Arriving together on a RNZAF plane, the
couple were once again greeted by cheering crowds. They then went
their separate ways to attend different engagements; whilst Kate
attended a tea party at a children's hospice, William
visited the Pacific Aerospace factory. At Rainbow Place
Children’s Hospice, The Duchess was greeted by crowds from the
small town of Hamilton. Some of the young…
