The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Dunedin to grey skies and the sound of the bagpipes on Sunday, prompting the Duke to remark: "It's like being in Edinburgh."
The Duchess brightened up the day in an aquamarine dress by New Zealand designer Emilia Wickstead - the first time she has worn an outfit by a local designer on her trip to the country - teamed with a Jane Taylor hat.
The couple disembarked their RNZAF jet - on which they were joined by the entire travelling British media pack - to a traditional Maori welcome from the Ngai Tahu tribe, the main tribe on the South Island.
Elders from the tribe conducted a welcome - or Powhiri - which involved chanting at the couple from some distance before inviting them forward.
Although their voices could barely be heard over the roars of nearby planes, the welcome committee carried out the chant with enthusiasm.
Wearing a light blue Matthew Williamson coat and heeled black boots, she joked and laughed with well-wishers outside the Valero Pembroke Refinery on the Pembrokeshire coast.
The oil refinery which is celebrating its 50th anniversary said the royal couple's visit was a 'huge honour'
It has been announced that the Duchess is expected to give birth in April.
For the first few years of their marriage, William and Kate lived a secluded four-bedroom cottage in Anglesey on the north west coast of Wales.
The oil refinery which is celebrating its 50th anniversary said their visit was a 'huge honour'.
The royal couple met with workers and apprentices and looked at a display celebrating the last 50 years.
They were ushered into a minibus to travel to the 1,270-acre site's control room where they met shipping and blending workers.
Source: the Mail
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