Prince William and Kate's Honeymoon in Australia?

Prince William and Kate's Honeymoon in Australia?

According to London's Sunday Mirror, royal sources expect Prince William and Princess Catherine to head to the exclusive island off north Queensland for their post-nuptial escape. The tabloid says the newlyweds, Prince William and Kate will likely spend their wedding night, on Friday, at Buckingham Palace then on Saturday head to Balmoral in Scotland before setting off for an overseas honeymoon. Prince Charles, ''spent time on Lizard Island as a young bachelor'', the newspaper reported. '' Prince William, royal sources indicate, is set to renew the connection.''

'' Prince William himself dropped what may have been a heavy hint when
Prince William spoke to well-wishers during a brief visit to Cairns last month,
'' the paper said yesterday. ''I've always wanted to dive the Great Barrier Reef,
'' it quotes the Prince William as saying. ''I will have to come back. Maybe we'll have a honeymoon in Cairns.''

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Official Gift From Australia To Prince William and Kate

Royal Gouple, Prince William and Kate

Given Flying Doctor Gift

In the past, it has been 500 tins of pineapple or silver platters, but
Prince William and Kate Middleton will get a $25,000 donation in their name
to the Royal Flying Doctor Service as their official wedding gift from Australia. The thoroughly modern present is in stark contrast to Australia's gift in 1981 to the parents of Prince William , Charles and Diana, of 20 handcrafted silver platters in a box of Australian blackwood.

It is also a change from the gift to the grandparents of Prince William , the Queen and Prince Philip, who were given 500 tins of pineapple by the state of Queensland after their wedding in 1947. The newest royal couple, to be married next week, requested Prince William and Kate be given no formal gifts, instead setting up a website where people can donate to 26 of their favourite charities.

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Australia issues a commemorative Royal Wedding coin

A commemorative 20 cent coin celebrating the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton will be released into public circulation in Australia.

The coin, issued by the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra, features a detailed sculpted portrait of the couple which was approved by Queen Elizabeth.

It continues the mint's tradition of celebrating milestones of the royal family, and will be released into circulation after the April 29 wedding.

"There are many royal collectibles out there but this circulating coin creates the excitement of checking your change to see if there happens to be a collectible right there in your pocket," said Federal Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten.

Sculptor Vladimir Gottwald designed the coin using images of the couple as inspiration.

Ultimate guide to London Royal wedding Prince William and Kate Middleton

The English talk about Prince William and Kate Middleton as if they were the
next-door neighbours. While the young couple,Prince William and Kate Middleton are known simply as Will and Kate, his grandmother is always referred to as
"the Queen" and the Prince of Wales is only Charles when his subjects
are being informal.

People discuss details of the wedding, which will take place on April 29 at Westminster Abbey, as if it were their relatives who were getting hitched.
They debate topics like the dress, the guest list and even which carriage the couple ( Prince William and Kate Middleton ) should use to leave the church.

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Prince William rejects marriage proposal

Prince William rejects marriage proposal

Prince William receives a warm welcome in Victoria on his tour of Australia -
and even receives an offer of marriage. Prince William was greeted by
an excited crowd in Kerang in the state of Victoria, which was heavily affected by floods in January.

Prince William seemed to make an impression on the locals during his quick interaction with them. Local schoolgirl Tiana O'Brien, 17, held up a banner
asking the prince to marry her.

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Prince William wows the Aussies

Prince William was a huge hit on his recent tour Down Under

Prince William showed all the warmth of his late mum Princess Diana as he visited communities still reeling from the floods in Australia and earthquake in New Zealand.

A poll last year found 70 per cent of Australians want to cut ties with the British monarchy. But here Aussie novelist Kathy Lette, who knows Prince William, explains that he won over her countrymen.

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Prince William charms crowds

           'People's prince' charms crowds
Prince William's trip to New Zealand and Australia has cemented his image
as the 'people's prince'. Prince William eschewed formal dress, instead wearing
cords or chinos with an open-necked shirt on all of his visits in the countries.

Prince William was un-phased by the adoration he received, embracing it quite
literally on some occasions. Prince William ingratiated himself with all he met,
taking time to shake hands, accept gifts and even hug some lucky well-wishers.

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Prince William takes crash course in Aussie Rules

Prince William ends tour of flood-ravaged northern Victoria with crash course in Aussie Rules

Prince William also spent a few extra minutes talking to children from local schools. "I think he's going to be the King of Australia," said Ashton from
Kerang Christian College. "It was awesome to see him."
Prince William visited dairy farmer Brad Wren and his family who had been
cut off from their Benjeroop farm for three months until last Saturday.

 During the community barbecue, Prince William was introduced to Aussie Rules under the guidance of AFL legend and cancer sufferer Jim Stynes.

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Prince William flies home.

Prince William flies home after 'emotionally raw' trip. 
 Prince William had seen a city rocked by an earthquake, towns ripped apart by
a cyclone and met families bereaved by deadly flash flooding and the stories of
tragedy had taken their toll Prince William flew out of Melbourne, Australia,
after a draining five-day visit to New Zealand and Australia.

One of the Prince's aides said he had found the trip incredibly moving and "emotionally raw". "He has been very touched and humbled by what
he has seen because these communities have lost everything and the
way they have stuck together and looked after one another is genuinely
a lesson to all of us," he said. "But everywhere he's gone he has seen a
lot of resilience and good humour.

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Wedding talk dominates Prince William's royal visit.

Prince William's tour of disaster zones in New Zealand and Australia is likely to have been his last official overseas visit before he ties the knot.

Prince William carried out the official tour on behalf of the Queen, without fiancee Kate Middleton. But despite the sombre subject of many of his meetings, the topic of the April 29 wedding was very much on the minds of those who met him, with many asking after the royal bride-to-be. Prince William sparked excitement in Cairns when he mentioned returning to the country for his honeymoon.

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Prince William eases the pain of disaster.

Hugs and hats as informal prince eases the pain of disaster.

AS A grassroots revival of the monarchy in the colonies, Prince William's disaster tour has undoubtedly been a success - at least in Queensland.

The heir to the throne has been adamant that his first official visit to

Australasia be about meeting people as informally as possible.

Apart from donning an Akubra hat at a country music concert in

Toowoomba yesterday, there have been few media stunts.

Instead, personal connections with ordinary Queenslanders who have experienced extraordinary natural disasters were the order of the weekend.

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Vic towns prepare for Prince William

The northern Victorian flood-affected towns of Kerang and Murrabit are finalising preparations for Prince William's visit.

Prince William is travelling to the district on Monday to meet people whose homes and farms have been underwater since mid-January when the
Loddon River broke its banks. The prince will be briefed by local emergency services personnel soon after he arrives around 2.00pm (AEDT) before beginning a tour of the area and attending a barbecue.

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Prince William: 'Maybe we'll have a honeymoon in Australia?'

Prince William has thrilled crowds in Australia with the suggestion that he might go on honeymoon in the country, after his wedding to Kate Middleton.

He had been in Australia for less than 24 hours, but the soaring temperatures and bright blue skies of far north Queensland didn't take long to work their charms on Prince William.

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Prince William shares his pain with flood victims.

PRINCE William may live a charmed life but for a moment yesterday he, like the man standing opposite, was just a son mourning the loss of a parent. Grantham man Allan Marshall's father, Bruce, drowned after becoming trapped in his home as Queensland's raging inland flood struck.

William, who was spending the day in flood-ravaged south-west Queensland, asked Mr Marshall who he had lost. "I told him I lost my father. And he just stood there, and said 'I know how you feel'.
"He has lost his mother. To have somebody there and say that to you ... He knows how I feel because he has felt loss himself."

William also met the Toowoomba family of flood hero Jordan Rice, the 13-year-old boy who sacrificed his life for his little brother.

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The Prince of Perspiration!

With his mind very much on his impending wedding, Prince William could perhaps be excused for occasionally feeling a little warm under the collar.
But on a tour of Queensland, Australia, yesterday his normal healthy glow
turned to a Royal flush as he struggled to cope in 95F heat.

Visibly wilting with sweat pouring from his forehead, the Prince managed to
hold on to his sense of humour and quipped: ‘I’m from England. I’m far too pasty.
I need some sunshine.’

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Prince William arrives in Australia

Prince William has arrived in Australia for a three-day tour of flood and cyclone damaged regions. The Australian Defence Force jet carrying the Prince of Wales touched down at Townsville's RAAF Base at 11am, (AEST) after leaving
New Zealand this morning.

He will travel by Blackhawk helicopter to the Cassowary Coast towns of Cardwell and Tully before heading north to Cairns. Along the way he will meet volunteers who have helped residents recover in the wake of Cyclone Yasi which tore through north Queensland in early February.

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BBQ on the cards for Prince.

Prince William's itinerary has been released ahead of his royal tour of natural disaster areas in Queensland and Victoria in Australia.

The prince will spend the first two days in Queensland visiting communities devastated by flooding and Cyclone Yasi.

He will arrive in Townsville on Saturday and travel north to Cardwell and Tully to talk to victims and volunteers and be the guest of honour at a barbecue.

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Prince William to visit Australia before wedding.

                     Prince William to visit Australia before wedding to Kate Middleton.

Prince William will arrive in Australia on Saturday, March 19 and visit Queensland's cyclone and flood-affected areas before heading south to survey the flood damage in northwestern Victoria.Exactly which Victorian towns the royal will tour is still unknown.

Swan Hill Mayor Greg Cruikshank said Prince William's presence could attract much-needed tourism back to the area. "It's very heartening to see that he's aware of the situation here in northern Victoria,'' Mr Cruikshank said.It will be the second time in just over a year that the prince has toured Victorian communities affected by natural disasters. In January last year he visited communities hit by the Black Saturday bushfires.

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