Prince Charles pointed out the cracks in the pavement to Camilla, who was wearing heels for the occasion, and with a quick wave to waiting media as they said goodbye.
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But it soon buzzed off to leave the pair to enjoy their visit around the Orokonui Ecosanctuary, New Zealand, in peazzzze. with laughter as the blighter hovered near Charles, 66.
Alec Field, from London, said he had come to get up close and personal with the prince.
This is New Zealand’s longest river on the North Island.
She said: “When he lost Diana I wrote to him about it and when everybody hated Camilla I wrote and said she was a very regal lady – I knew people would come round eventually”.
Meanwhile, Prince Charles will visit the National Museum of Australia which preserves Australia’s social history, explores key issues, people and events that have shaped the history of the nation.
The Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall are on a 12-day tour of New Zealand and Australia.
They had just returned to dock at Princes Wharf after four days sailing in a “Spirit Trophy” voyage.
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”.
Charles and Camilla chatted to McCaw and All Blacks coach Steve Hansen before their victory parade began. “I’m perfectly prepared to smile at him”.
Mr Field shared a quick joke with the prince, as he left.
“The last time they were here I didn’t get to see them”.
Citing the Rugby World Cup in which a boy who ran on to the pitch was given Sonny Boy Williams’ gold medal, she said that was something the child would never forget.
“He couldn’t be more relaxed hes a fantastic ambassador”.
He also met military medical staff in a field hospital and chatted to bomb disposal experts from Canada and New Zealand.
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“What is different now…is the redeveloped First World War galleries, the Afghanistan exhibition, the enhancement of the Hall of Valour and a number of sculptures that we’ve placed in our gardens, including the explosive detection dog and the handler”, he said. The local “wool in schools” programme is part of the global campaign for wool education led by the prince, who is one of Britain’s most significant wool growers.
