Highlights from Prince William and Kate Middleton's 12 day tour of Canada and California
Day One - Happy landing The Duchess of Cambridge leaves the Canadian Air Force jet in navy lace dress by Montreal designer Erdem Moralioglu, having performed a costume change over the Atlantic. Met by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and an honour guard of Mounties, the couple make the strongest possible start to their first overseas tour.
Day One - Winning words Prince William makes a brief speech in English and slightly shaky French, saying he and Kate are "delighted" to be in Canada. He jokes about his French saying: "It will improve as we go on."
Day Two - Carriage and marriage The royal couple recreate some of the magic of the wedding by riding to Ottawa's Parliament Hill in a horse-drawn carriage. There is raucous applause from the crowd that lines the route.
Day Three - Getting her hands dirty Kate swaps her dress for chef's whites as the royal couple took part in a cooking workshop in Montreal. The Duchess steered clear of the chef's hat but her uniform had "Cambridge" sewn into it.
Day Four - Court jester The Duke and Duchess met a heavily-tattooed man with a green mohawk on a visit to a youth shelter in Quebec City. They watch a series of juggling and magic acts.
Day Five - Competitive couple The Duchess of Cambridge was widely expected to thrash her husband in a dragon boat race, seeing as she has a long history with the ancient Chinese sport. In the end he wins narrowly telling his wife: "There is no chivalry in sport".
Day Six - Shooting back Prince William takes part in a street hockeypenalty shoot out. The second-in-line to the throne isn't very good and fails to score even once, but he does manage to hit a photographer to the amusement of all.
Day Seven - Morale boost On what was billed as a day off the royals visit Slave Lake, a town ravaged by forest fire two months previously. They meet emergency personnel and visit some of the burnt-out areas.
Day Eight - Royal rodeo The royal couple swaps crowns for cowboy hats as they take part in the opening of the Calgary Rodeo. Asked if he's enjoying the headgear, our understated Prince replies: "This is different".
Day Nine - Familiar faces William and Kate become the biggest celebrities in a stars as they arrive in Los Angeles. They are greeted at a reception by Stephen Fry, David Beckham and a host of other expats.
Day Ten - Sporting Prince William teaches the locals a thing or two about polo as he scores four times during a charity polo match. He is presented with the winning trophy by his wife.
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