<![CDATA[The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's visit to New
Zealand will be commemorated with special stamps and a limited
edition coin.
New Zealand Post will release two stamps, one which features the
portrait taken by Kate's father of the royal couple with their son
Prince George at the Middleton family home and the second being the
official christening portrait, taken in October by Jason Bell.
Also, to mark the visit, a limited edition 1oz silver proof legal
coin with William, Kate and George in colour against the backdrop
of Government House in Wellington, will be released.
Earlier this week, the Duke and
Duchess’s itinerary for the upcoming tour was released, and it was
also confirmed Prince George will be joining the couple.
George, who will be nearly nine months old will travel down under
with his parents after the Queen granted special permission for him
and his father, William, to travel together as royal protocol
normally dictates two heirs cannot fly together.
The royal trio will arrive in New Zealand on April 7th, where they
will stay for ten days before travelling onto Australia on the 16th
for the second leg of their spring tour.
Speaking about the tour, the couple’s private secretary, Miguel
Head, explained: “The Duke has no doubt that his wife will fall in
love with New Zealand and Australia every bit as much as he did,
some years ago.”
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