Duke and Duchess of Cambridge return to the UK after successful tour of Canada and visit to California

Prince William and Kate arrived back in the UK on Monday morning after an immensely successful royal tour of Canada and royal visit to California USA.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had an extremely busy schedule for the majority of their 11 day trip only taking a couple for days out for themselves to enjoy privately.

The Royal couple have been superb ambassadors for the United Kingdom promoting British businesses, arts and charities. It has been incredible how the Canadians and Americans have welcomed William and Kate into their hearts and minds.

Now the William and Kate will return to quiet and much more private life the couple lead in Anglesey where Prince William will resume his role as an RAF Search and Rescue pilot. It has been an exceptionally busy year for them, ever since the Royal Wedding was announced towards the end of last year.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in California

Prince William and Kate arrived in California yesterday for the start of their 3 day visit following the extremely successful 9 day tour of Canada. The Royal Couple's main purpose will be to promote British businesses, arts and charities.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge began by attending a conference which was predominantly focused on promoting foreign trade and investment into Britain and in particular for Tech City in East London which is Europe's fastest growing technology hub.

Afterwards, William and Kate attended a reception at the British Consul General's residence (where the couple are staying). They were greeted by celebrity friends including David Beckham who with his wife Victoria had attended the Royal Wedding on April 29th 2011. David was on his own though last night as Victoria is expecting to give birth any day now.

Today, Prince William and Kate attended a Polo match at the Santa Barbara Polo and Raquet club. Prince William also played in a match which raised a considerable amount of money for charity. Celebrities spotted at the event included Rob Lowe, Billy Zane and Jennifer Love Hewitt. The cheapest tickets for the event cost $400 with Polo Players reportedly paying up to £100,000 for the chance to play with the future King of England.

Tonight William and Kate are attending a black tie star-studded event dinner by BAFTA to honour 42 young British film-makers.

William and Kate's last couple of days in Canada

The Royal Wedding seems a long way off now and for the last leg of the 9 day Royal Tour of Canada, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Calgary in the Province of Alberta.

On arrival Prince William and Kate were greeted by local dignitaries but the most touching moment was when Diamond Marshall, a six year old girl who has advanced cancer ran up to Kate and wrapped her arms around the Duchess.

It was a magical moment for both of them and no doubt for countless other people watching.

The Royal couple were presented with cowboy boots and 10 gallon hats which they wore and for most of their visit to Calgary were dressed much more casually in jeans and chequered shirts.

In Prince William's last speech whilst in Canada he told guests "In 1939, my great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, said of her first tour of Canada with her husband, King George VI, 'Canada made us'. Catherine and I now know very well what she meant....

Canada has far surpassed all that we were promised. Our promise to Canada is that we shall return." Prince William also once again paid tribute to Canada's military and its role in Afghanistan.

William and Kate's trip to Calgary coincided with the Calgary Stampede, an annual rodeo, parade, exhibition and festival which is known as 'The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth' and which attracts over one million visitors per year. 

After launching the Calgary Stampede, the couple visited Calgary Zoo for a reception hosted by Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach who highlighed some of the research, particularly aimed at protecting the environment, taking place in the province.

Then on Friday afternoon the royal couple flew to California in the USA for a their three day visit.

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive at Yellowknife in Northwest Territories

On the sixth day of their Royal Tour of Canada Prince William and Kate arrived in Yellowknife after an exciting fun-packed day on Prince Edward Island yesterday. Yellowknife is the capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories and it will be the furthest north that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will travel on the Canadian Royal Tour.

William and Kate's schedule is not as packed today and after their official duties they will be taking a break for themselves before travelling to Calgary for a rodeo before then heading to LA in California.

The trip to Prince Edward Island yesterday saw Prince William whose day job is working as an RAF Search and Rescue pilot, land an adapted helicopter on water in an operation referred to as 'waterbirding'. For once Kate was on the other side of the camera whilst she filmed William successfully land the helicopter several times.

Another highlight of the day on Prince Edward Island saw Prince William and Kate go head to head in a Dragon Boat race on the lake in an area called Peake's Quay. It had been originally thought that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would not actually be rowing but steering the boats.

They impressed everybody and true to form got right into the thick of it and took part as rowers. William's boat won, but not by a lot. Very exciting to watch!

Prince William and Kate arrive at Prince Edward Island in Canada

The Royal Couple have arrived on Prince Edward Island on the next stage of their Royal tour to Canada. William and Kate are due to take part in a dragon boat race later on today. 

Yesterday The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Maison Dauphine a centre for street children and teenagers. Whilst there they enjoyed watching and joining in with some impressive magic tricks performed by some of the kids and William also enjoyed a game of table football.

Afterwards William and Kate attended the Freedom Of The City ceremony where William gave a speech entirely in French which was out of respect to the fact that Quebec is firmly in Canada's French heartland.

Security was increased as there were still some protests from Royal Separatists but they were minor in comparison to the crowd numbers who turned out in support of the Royals. 

Prince William and Kate meet President Barack Obama and The First Lady

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet the Obamas today in their first official royal duty together since the Royal Wedding.

Prince William and Kate who recently returned from their honeymoon in the Seychelles were at Buckingham Palace today to have a private meeting with President Barack Obama and the First Lady. The meeting only lasted 15 minutes as William and Kate have other commitments they must attend to today away from the Palace. The couple therefore did not join the Obamas and the rest of the Royal household for lunch.

President Obama and the First Lady were not invited to the Royal Wedding as it was not an official state occasion. 

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge finally go on their Honeymoon

Prince William and Kate finally left yesterday (Monday 9th May 2011) for their belated Royal Wedding Honeymoon together. William and Kate duped the media again and managed to escape in complete secrecy in order that they might enjoy some sun, sea and sand time together in private. 

The Royal Honeymoon destination officially still remains a secret but it is rumoured that the Royal Couple have hired a private island to themselves in the Seychelles as oppose to a Caribbean island as had been previously suggested.

For William and Kate looking out over their secluded private island will be a stark contrast to what they will have seen looking out from the balcony at Buckingham Palace on their wedding day.  

Royal honeymoon postponed because of Osama Bin Laden's death?

Was the postponement of William and Kate's honeymoon as a direct result of Osama Bin Laden being killed or just a coincidence?

It was officially announced by the palace on Saturday 30th April that William and Kate's Royal Wedding honeymoon was to be postponed until a later date and that William would be returning to work at his RAF Search and Rescue base in Anglesey on Tuesday this week.

The decision was announced just 30 minutes after the couple had been flown out of Buckingham Palace by helicopter. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spent the night in Windsor Castle. There was no official reason given by the palace for the change in plans.

It was announced on Sunday 1st of May by Barack Obama, the President of the United States that Osama Bin Laden had been killed in a raid by US forces after they had gained intelligence that located him in a fortified compound in Pakistan.

The President gave the order to proceed with the raid on Friday 29th April, the day of the Royal Wedding and it is highly likely that David Cameron and the British Government were informed of the situation in advance and that they in turn then advised the Duke and Duchess to postpone their honeymoon plans.

William and Kate....The movie!?!

Oh dear....oh dear....oh dear....can't say we'll be rushing out to watch this one.