Prince William scratched a track called “Gourmet” by the local producer Delta. He did well, but was not in the same class as his wife.
“She was fantastic,” said Shane Petersen, a workshop facilitator in the Hip Hop class the couple visited. “But he can fly a helicopter so it’s horses for courses.”
Fresh from glamping at Uluru, the royal couple came from Edinburgh straight to the youth centre to see youth empowerment programs in Adelaide’s north.
Named after the Queen in 1955, the satellite suburb started out as a working class enclave servicing the Holden car factory, but in recent years has been plagued by unemployment and disadvantage.
Wearing a pale pink wool suit by Alexander McQueen and nude stiletto pumps, the Duchess was greeted by Health Minister Jack Snelling and Elizabeth Mayor Glenn Docherty before being presented with a posy of Australian natives by Lauren Stephenson, 6, from the Make A Wish Australia Foundation.
The Duchess spoke at length to the young girl, who has been in remission for two years from bone cancer, before William also joined her for a chat.
In the hip hop class, William was put on the spot by Marcus Reilly, who asked him about his taste in music.
“I like house music, I still like a bit of rock and roll and the classics and a bit of R and B,” Prince William told him.
After a private session with youth who talked to the royals about their disadvantaged backgrounds, the couple watched an exhibition of break dancing, singing and an indigenous dance project, before moving outside where Prince William showed off his aerosol art skills.
They watched a BMX and scooter display and while daredevil riders did somersaults in the skate bowl, the Duke and Duchess were given a present for Prince George – his first skateboard decorated with boxing kangaroos and emblazoned with ‘George’ in cursive script.
The skateboard’s designer, Casey, 16, from Mark Oliphant College, said she took four days to map out the design and the couple were thrilled to receive it.
After spending a short time talking to the crowds lining the Northern Sound System, the couple left for a civic reception at the Playford Civic Centre.
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