Paul Murray from Sky’s Paul Murray Live, asked Prince William what his favourite bit of the tour was. “William replied that it was the Blue Mountains, he also said Manly Beach was very beautiful and he acknowledged the visit he made to the hospice in Manly, too.
I told him that we would name a State after Prince George if they agreed to stay longer, but he just laughed and said ‘No, that’s ok’.”
Vicki Kelly, the wife of MP Craig Kelly, spoke to the Duke: “Prince William said he was hoping to rip off his pants with velcro, down at the beach with Tony Abbott to reveal their speedos.”
Svetlana Sharapa Zazo, the wife of the Italian ambassador to Australia, spoke to The Duchess: “Kate said ‘Hello, but I should really say ciao’. Then I told her I was half-Russian and half-Ukranian and she said ‘I’m sorry about the situation in Ukraine’. I said that I hope it will be resolved and she said ‘Yes, so do I’.”
Network 10 anchor Angela Bishop, talked fashion with Kate: “I asked the Duchess about Australian fashion and she said she was really interested in the designers here. Kate said she really wanted to go out shopping and had been driving through cities looking out the window peering in to show windows. I think she was a little disappointed that she couldn’t shop here.”
Gail Kelly, 53, CEO at Westpac bank brought her 27-year-daughter Sharon to the reception as her plus one. Sharon said: “I’ve just moved to London recently and am staying in Chelsea. I asked them about the city and they both asked me to come over for tea at Kensington Palace. I’m definitely going to take them up on the offer!
Caroline Hendy, 18, attended the event with her Liberal MP father Peter Hendy. She said: “I spoke to Kate about her time in Australia. Kate joked that George now has more stuffed toys of Australian animals than any other type. He loves his toys.”
