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Prince Harry in Sydney

  October 5, 2013 at 10:24 pm by

Prince Harry spent the day today in Sydney, Australia on his first official visit to the Commonwealth nation. The Prince arrived yesterday, ahead of his attendance at today’s International Fleet Review at Sydney Harbour to mark the hundredth anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy entering the Harbour. Wearing the white tropical dress uniform of the British Army, Captain Wales spent over two hours aboard HMAS Leeuwin with Governor-General Quentin Bryce, Prime … Continue reading →

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Frederik & Mary in Australia – Day Three

  November 22, 2011 at 8:24 pm by

The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark spent their third day in Australia visiting the nation’s capital today. The couple were greeted by the Governor-General at Canberra Airport, before the Crown Prince viewed a guard of honour. It was then on to Parliament House for the day’s engagements. At Parliament House, the Australia Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, was waiting for Prince Frederik and Princess Mary, greeting them each with a … Continue reading →

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Frederik & Mary in Australia – Day One

  November 20, 2011 at 6:22 am by

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have begun their official visit to Australia today, after arriving in the country yesterday with their youngest children, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine. The couple’s first engagement of the visit, which begins in Sydney, was a visit to the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition at Bondi Beach. They were greeted by the New South Wales Premier, Mr Barry O’Farrell, before taking a tour … Continue reading →

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Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip Arrive in Australia, Visit Canberra

  October 20, 2011 at 5:09 am by

Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Australia yesterday, beginning their eleven-day official visit. The royal couple arrived in the nation’s capital, Canberra, yesterday afternoon. The Queen and The Duke were greeted at Canberra’s RAAF Fairbairn Base by Governor-General Quentin Bryce and Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The Australian Federation Guard military band played God Save The Queen, while a 21-gun salute sounded a short distance away. Wearing … Continue reading →

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Danish Crown Princely Couple to Visit Australia in November

  September 20, 2011 at 1:42 am by

The Danish Royal Court today officially announced that Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will partake in an official visit to Australia in November this year. The news was first broken in May, on the ‘Bright Green Denmark’ website, the business delegation who will be accompanying the couple on the visit. The Crown Prince and Princess will visit Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne, between November 19th and November 26th. According … Continue reading →

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G’day mate! Spanish Monarchs Say Hello from Down Under

  June 28, 2009 at 2:17 am by

The opening of Australia’s first Instituto Cervantes center was among the key highlights of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofi­a’s latest state visit to Australia. The visit comes at the heels of the King and Queen’s state visit to neighboring New Zealand, which ended just a day before they arrived in Oz. They were greeted by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Australian opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull, and Governor-General Quentin Bryce as … Continue reading →

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