Prince William and Kate Are Visiting Australia

Royal fans rejoice – Prince William and Catherine are making plans to visit Australia in a bid to support bushfire-ravaged towns.

Discussions have been taking place between the Morrison government and Kensington Palace, which is the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s official household and an official invitation is expected to be extended to the Royal couple this week.

Prince William and Kate have been open in communicating their concern about the destruction and loss caused by the recent bushfires and expressed a desire to visit the affected areas.

The couple will most likely pay a visit to both New South Wales and Victoria. However their itinerary has not yet been finalised and other states may also be on the agenda, as reported by SMH.

The trip will be the Prince’s fifth visit to Australia and the couple’s first since 2014. During their last tour of Australia, the Duke and Duchess visited Winmalee, a New South Wales town where fire had destroyed 195 homes a few months earlier.

Kensington Palace has declined to comment but an announcement is expected very soon as long as there are no last-minute changes to their schedule.

Good News

The Royal tour may have the knock-on effect of attracting even more international donations for the recovery effort.

It is unclear whether the couple’s three kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, will be accompanying their parents.

Shock!

William and Catherine, the Queen and Prince Philip, and Prince Harry and Meghan, all issued separate statements in the beginning of the year expressing shock at the death and destruction in Australia.

The statement from Kensington Palace read: “We continue to be shocked and deeply saddened to hear about the wild fires that are destroying homes, livelihoods and wildlife across much of Australia.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all the people and communities who are affected by this devastating event”.

What are your thoughts about the Royal Visit announcement? Tell us in the comments below.

29 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 08 Aug 2023
    10:39 am
Im like the other posters and dont think this ever came about

- - BellaB said
  - 28 Jun 2020
    7:27 pm
Did this ever happen? So much has gone on that I can’t remember.

- - mom462038 said
  - 12 Apr 2020
    10:37 am
I’m thinking this visit has been put on hold indefinitely with the covid19 virus currently doing the rounds. I wouldn’t go out of my way to see them, but I do enjoy seeing the news and photos of them. Will be a big trip if they bring all three kids

- - DaffyD said
  - 06 Mar 2020
    11:33 am
Lovely to see but the money it is going to cost us could be better used

- - MisChip said
  - 18 Feb 2020
    11:38 pm
Doesn’t make a difference to me

- - tessie said
  - 15 Feb 2020
    1:44 pm
It would be a wonderful gesture on their part. I’m sure many of the people affected by the bushfires would appreciate their presence.

- - mom83217 said
  - 13 Feb 2020
    3:52 pm
I just wonder how much it will “cost” the Australian Government to have them here. I think the money would be better spent on the affected areas directly instead. Sorry but unless they are going to foot the bill themselves for their visit here, I just think it is a waste of time.

- - nadine_hill said
  - 13 Feb 2020
    1:20 pm
I hope their visit will raise more global awareness of our crisis and always rejuvenate our flagging tourism aspect.

- - zenbart said
  - 13 Feb 2020
    12:12 pm
They don’t interest me at all.

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 13 Feb 2020
    10:17 am
I really don’t care about the royals. They really aren’t that relevant to us here in Australia. They don’t seem to do a lot to help us either.

- - rovermum said
  - 13 Feb 2020
    9:15 am
I think it’s lovely that they’re taking the time to visit. And I hope it brings some joy to the people in those areas they’re visiting. Simple as that. We don’t need to put pressure on or analyse it any further.

- - mom321515 said
  - 12 Feb 2020
    11:12 pm
It might help outsiders see that we need help to rebuild

- - nealsq said
  - 12 Feb 2020
    10:23 pm
I think it will help with morale, and it is good for them to see the devastation, it may lead to more funding for rebuilding

- - BellaB said
  - 12 Feb 2020
    7:07 pm
I don’t really care either way, but I’m not sure it will help much.

- - mom290396 said
  - 12 Feb 2020
    2:44 pm
If it’s good for the economy and actually helps the locals and town then it’s all good.

- - mom160421 said
  - 12 Feb 2020
    12:03 pm
This will be good for morale, but I wonder whether the costs involved would be better spent on families affected by the bushfires.

- - Amanda Holland said
  - 12 Feb 2020
    9:35 am
Just a lovely thing for them to do,

- - Jezabeel said
  - 12 Feb 2020
    8:15 am
This can only be a good thing for our country, with tourism benefits hopefully helping economies in the affected regions.

- - mom343701 said
  - 12 Feb 2020
    5:28 am
it will be nice if they visit and meet some of the people who have really suffered and help them out

- - mom265671 said
  - 11 Feb 2020
    11:14 pm
I can see so many people excited over the visit