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On the occasion of George’s birth, the Australian government
made a donation to Taronga Zoo, to support their bilby conservation
programme. As such, a bilby (a native Australian nocturnal
marsupial with large ears) was ‘adopted’ by The Duke and Duchess’
first child.
The public got their wish of family photos at Government
House in Wellington, where the couple stayed for a few nights, and
met with Plunket, as well as parents and their children of a
similar age to Prince George. This was the second time we got to
see the 3rd-in-line to the throne, after alighting from the RNZAF
plane, and it will, hopefully, not be the last.
George is expected to meet this adopted marsupial at another engagement for the young Prince.
It is at the zoo we expect to see Prince George next – to open the bilby enclosure with his parents, which is to be named after him. It is thought George may meet this adopted bilby, which will undoubtedly provide adorable moments for some of the photographers to snap.
It is not certain that George will be in attendance on the day, as William’s personal secretary, Miguel Head, noted at the pre-tour press conference: “The couple will have to make a final decision on those moments much closer to the time,” but with such connections with the zoo, it seems highly probable that the young Prince will turn up for his second official engagement, at just nine months old.
photo credits: SkyNews Live/YouTube and StephenMitchell via photopin cc
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