Kate and William visited Dunedin and Queenstown for the 7th day of their tour. While it took place on Saturday for me, it was Sunday to them (NZ is 16 hours ahead of where I am), so they started the day by going to church. Apparently it is normal for royals to attend church while […]
Kate, William and George land in Wellington to start their 3-week tour (updated)
Prince William and Kate Middleton, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have officially landed in New Zealand—along with their son, Prince George—to start their three week tour of NZ and Australia. They landed in Sydney first; then took a plane to Wellington. They then went to the Government House for a ceremonial welcome including a Maori […]
Last minute updates before Will and Kate start their tour (updated)
Before I go ahead with my post, I would like to make a site-related comment. If I’ve done everything correctly, you should have already been redirected from my WordPress-hosted site, katemiddletonreview.wordpress.com, to my new self-hosted site, katemiddletonreview.com. This new self-hosted site has all the content from the WordPress site. Everything is the same, except it […]
Maori King refuses to meet with Will and Kate: royal snub or was KP disrespectful?
There is already controversy surrounding Will and Kate’s Oz tour. The King of the Maoris, Tuheitia Paki, has called off Will and Kate’s visit to Turangawaewae Marae because KP only allotted 90 minutes for the visit, and made a bunch of demands, and it would have broken proper protocol. Will and Kate wanted to respect […]