The royal couple were adorned in Maori cloaks when they arrived and they walked along a special pathway.
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During their trip Charles and Camilla will meet Australia’s new republican prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, see a majestic armada of Maori canoes and the heir to the throne will celebrate his birthday with an Aussie “beachside barbie”.
The royal couple wrap up their New Zealand visit tomorrow morning, before heading to Sydney.
Meanwhile Camilla revealed she has adopted a dog that had been tied to the central reservation of a motorway when she visited Wellington SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).
“I’m greatly honoured to be returning again to the embrace of this place, Turangawaewae”, Prince Charles said.
PRINCE Charles perhaps got a little more than he bargained for during his trip to Dunedin – he got a smooch from one of his fans. The boy said he was surprised when the Prince stopped and talked to him.
“To see the Prince and Princess – or, she’s not a Princess is she?”
“I gave her a big hug too”. When leaving, Mr Little told the assembled press he was not disappointed he didn’t get the opportunity to discuss the flag after they covered other important issues.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we just travelled 11,683 miles to come here to congratulate the best rugby team in the world”, Charles, who was accompanied by his wife the Duchess of Cornwall, told crowds who had congregated outside Parliament in Wellington city. “I’m bound to have caused a few very bad hold-up just at the crucial moment”.
Although there are small signs dotted around the gallery asking people to resist touching the works, she was taken by the art and asked director Simon Rees if she could touch the kinetic sculpture.
He said: “I still hadn’t decided, but John Matthews said “Please, go ahead, just don’t cut your finger on the razor-sharp edge”.
His comments came when he met troops from eight countries, including the United Kingdom, U.S. and France, in New Zealand tasked with helping a fictitious government bring back stability after a rebel group divided the country along ethnic lines – with the issue exacerbated by a tsunami.
Within minutes of being inside the newly opened gallery, Camilla had her eye on Universe – a piece by Lye made from a steel band and a ball.
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“But, ladies and gentlemen, what the hell am I going to say to the Aussies next week?” he joked.
