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Royal visit to Australia and NZ - Day 1 Anwar Hussein / EMPICS Entertainment Anwar Hussein / EMPICS Entertainment / EMPICS Entertainment

YES, THAT’S KATE Middleton with a semi-naked man you see there.

She was in Wellington today as part of her tour to Australia and New Zealand with husband, Prince William, and their young son George.

The naked man is giving her a traditional Maori Powhiri welcome to government buildings.

So Her Majesty approves.

Before we go, here’s some bonus George-being-a-cute-baby photos.

Royal visit to Australia and NZ - Day 1

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    @Gaelactico: I still use feet and inches. And miles. The only metric units I use are Celsius and millimeters for camera lenses.

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    @William McSweeney: But I built you the biggest snowman in Ireland

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    Can someone fact check if it was indeed classed as a “Snow Storm”

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    Jan 8th 2025, 12:28 PM

    Well done lads Remember some years ago the smallest snow man was in Mayo

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