The Royal Tour 2014
Prince George officially declared ‘Adorable’ and Kate’s ‘Tour-drobe’ a royal hit!
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have wrapped-up a three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia that began on 16 April 2014. It was the first official trip overseas with their son, Prince George of Cambridge, who carried out his first public royal duty when he was introduced to ten babies at an organized ‘playdate’ in New Zealand.
Prince William and Kate had a full itinerary including: yacht racing around Auckland harbour with Team New Zealand in their Americas Cup racing yachts; a friendly game of non-contact ‘rippa rugby’ with youngsters in Dunedin; meeting those affected by the 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, South Island, as well as those affected by the recent bushfires that tore through communities in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney, Australia; a trip with Prince George to the Taronga Zoo in Sydney; visiting a children’s hospice; paying tribute to armed forces; tree plantings, wreath layings, official receptions, and short speeches.
While Prince William and Kate’s Royal Tour was meant to bring attention to New Zealand and Australia’s ‘arts, sciences, sporting achievements and the role it plays in global trade and affairs’, social media and news reports were busy officially declaring Prince George ‘adorable’ and keeping a close daily watch on Kate’s ‘Tour-drobe’:
(All photos lifted in kind from The Daily Mirror)