Poor weather greets baby prince
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="embarked">embarked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kate">Kate</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> 8-<span word="month">month</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famed">famed</span> <span word="Maori">Maori</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="whisked">whisked</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>.</p><p><span word="Strong">Strong</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>, <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="visibility">visibility</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royals">royals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wellington">Wellington</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regal">regal</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="George">George</span>.</p><p><span word="Kate">Kate</span>, 32, <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pillbox">pillbox</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Key">Key</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="chubby">chubby</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shorts">shorts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="cardigan">cardigan</span>. <span word="Kate">Kate</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="buttoned">buttoned</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="redcoat">redcoat</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="Catherine">Catherine</span> <span word="Walker">Walker</span>, <span word="adorned">adorned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="fern">fern</span> <span word="brooch">brooch</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1953.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dampened">dampened</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tarmac">tarmac</span>," <span word="Key">Key</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="captivate">captivate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. ... <span word="Hopefully">Hopefully</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="time">time</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="George">George</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 22.</p><p><span word="Crowds">Crowds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="sparse">sparse</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wellington">Wellington</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="huddled">huddled</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="umbrellas">umbrellas</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rewarded">rewarded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="chat">chat</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kate">Kate</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>.</p>
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