Duke to visit New Zealand

The Duke of Cambridge will visit New Zealand for two days later this month on behalf of the Queen to honour the victims of the Christchurch mosques terrorist attack.

William will begin his visit, which is at the request of New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern, in Auckland on 25 April, before travelling to Christchurch where 50 people were killed in the shootings. In Christchurch, the duke will meet survivors of the attack and their families, members of the emergency services, and Muslim community leaders.

William visited New Zealand following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and with wife Kate carried out a tour of the country in 2014, taking nine-month-old Prince George with them.