ROYALS ARE A HIT
The Duchess of Cambridge on a walkabout as she arrives for her visit to Princess Ingrid Alexandra Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway. King Harald of Norway last night paid an affectionate tribute to the visiting Royals, describing them as “family”.
It’s cold in a nice way, it’s good to get proper snow. The Duchess of Cambridge in a comment to a wellwisher.
HUNDREDS OF wellwishers turned out to catch a glimpse of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the second leg of their Nordic tour.
William and Kate spent 40 minutes yesterday walking among large crowds in a snowcovered park in Oslo before visiting a collection of children’s sculptures.
The couple had earlier flown into an airforce base near the Norwegian capital on a private chartered plane. Kate, who is about six months pregnant, told one fan during the walkabout: “It’s cold in a nice way, it’s good to get proper snow.”
Meanwhile, the Duchess of Cornwall yesterday released her inner Silver Swan when she was taught a dance step in a ballet class for over-55s.
Camilla mastered a tendu – the action of stretching your leg and foot out from one position to another, while keeping it on the floor – during a visit to the Royal Academy of Dance headquarters in Battersea, London. She was shown the move by broadcaster Angela Rippon and singer Elaine Paige after watching one of the Academy’s Silver Swans ballet lessons, designed for older learners. The Duchess also watched a Project B class, an initiative which encourages boys to take up ballet. Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan Markle last night attended an awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women. The second annual Endeavour Fund Awards were held at Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City of London.