Prince William charmed sick children in New Zealand's capital Tuesday at the end of his first official visit representing his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The 27-year-old second in line to the throne flew out of Wellington Tuesday morning bound for Sydney for a three-day unofficial visit to Australia.
Prince William first visited the children's wards at Wellington Hospital, saying afterwards he had enjoyed the experience.
"Seeing kids smile means a lot to me," he told reporters.
Twelve-year-old Ethan Fagaloafa-Time, in hospital with a heart condition, said the prince was good company.
"I thought he'd be a bit up himself," he said. He added that the prince's accent was "pretty funny" and sounded "posh".
The prince proved a popular royal envoy on his visit to New Zealand, meeting All Blacks rugby players and sailing an America's Cup yacht in Auckland Harbour after arriving on Sunday.
After William opened a new Supreme Court Building in Wellington on Monday on behalf of the Queen -- New Zealand's head of state -- he went on a walkabout, shaking hands and chatting with some of up to 4,000 people gathered to see him.
A man working for a radio station breached security Monday night to sneak into a barbecue for William at Prime Minister John Key's official residence in Wellington, police said.
The 19-year-old man, who said he climbed over a fence into the residence as a prank, was stopped by police and questioned about half an hour before the prince arrived at the barbecue.
本周二,英國(guó)威廉王子在即將結(jié)束對(duì)新西蘭的訪問(wèn)前,探望了該國(guó)首都的患病兒童,讓小朋友們?yōu)橹?ldquo;傾倒”。這是威廉王子代表其祖母女王伊麗莎白二世進(jìn)行的首次正式出訪。
這位27歲的英國(guó)王位第二繼承人于當(dāng)天上午離開(kāi)惠靈頓,飛往悉尼,將對(duì)澳大利亞進(jìn)行為期三天的非正式訪問(wèn)。
當(dāng)天,威廉王子首先探視了惠靈頓醫(yī)院的兒童病房,之后稱自己非常享受這次經(jīng)歷。
他在接受記者采訪時(shí)說(shuō):“看見(jiàn)孩子們的微笑對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)很重要。”
12歲的心臟病患兒Ethan Fagaloafa-Time稱,王子是個(gè)好伙伴。
他說(shuō):“我覺(jué)得他自己也有點(diǎn)激動(dòng)。”他還說(shuō),王子的口音“很有意思”,聽(tīng)起來(lái)“高貴優(yōu)雅”。
代表英國(guó)王室的威廉王子在新西蘭訪問(wèn)期間十分受歡迎。上周日抵達(dá)后,他會(huì)見(jiàn)了新西蘭國(guó)家橄欖球隊(duì)“全黑隊(duì)”的球員,還在奧克蘭港口乘坐“美洲杯”游艇出海。
本周一,威廉王子代表女王即新西蘭國(guó)家元首為惠靈頓新落成的最高法院大樓剪彩。剪彩儀式結(jié)束后,他走到等候的人群中與一些民眾握手交談。當(dāng)時(shí)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)共聚集了約四千名民眾。
據(jù)當(dāng)?shù)鼐浇榻B,周一晚,一名廣播電臺(tái)的工作人員繞過(guò)安檢,溜進(jìn)新西蘭總理約翰•基在惠靈頓的官邸為威廉王子舉辦的燒烤餐會(huì)。
這名19歲的男子溜入官邸后,被警方攔住,并接受了詢問(wèn),此時(shí)距威廉王子抵達(dá)還有約半小時(shí)的時(shí)間。這名男子稱自己翻過(guò)圍欄進(jìn)入官邸,并稱這只是個(gè)惡作劇。