G’day to William, Kate and George
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Britain’s Prince William and wife Kate charmed a welcoming crowd at the Sydney Opera House yesterday as they began the Australian leg of a tour Down Under with baby Prince George.
The couple touched down in Sydney after a 10-day visit to New Zealand in which the royal infant George was the star attraction, and were taken by motorcade to the iconic harborside building.
Addressing a reception inside the Opera House, Prince William praised Australia’s efforts in leading the search to find missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the remote Indian Ocean.
“Your contribution to the ongoing search for MH370 has earned respect in every quarter of the globe,” he said.
And he spoke of the affection for the former British penal colony held by members of his family including his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, his father Prince Charles and his late mother Diana.
“My mother’s deep affection for Australia — which you were so kind to reciprocate — needs no reminder,” said the second-in-line to the British throne, who first visited Australia with his parents in the 1980s.
Prince William said George, who was again on his mother’s hip as the family disembarked from their flight from New Zealand, was “now busy forging his own link with Australia.”
“I suspect George’s first word might be ‘bilby’ — only because ‘koala’ is harder to say,” said William, referring to the small rabbit-eared marsupial.
Thousands of people had lined the forecourt of the Opera House to greet the couple, with many straining to catch a glimpse of Kate, who was wearing a slim-line bright gold dress.
Suzannah Cowley, who brought her daughters Chloe, 7, and Olivia, 4, said she had been impressed with how the couple presented themselves.
“I just think that they seem down to earth and I like that,” she said.
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