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William and Kate in first joint Cambridge visit | William and Kate in first joint Cambridge visit |
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Crowds lined the streets to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the university city that is the home of their dukedom. | Crowds lined the streets to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the university city that is the home of their dukedom. |
Hundreds of well-wishers gathered around the Guildhall after the couple arrived at the city's railway station. | Hundreds of well-wishers gathered around the Guildhall after the couple arrived at the city's railway station. |
The pair will officially open a new 24-hour centre for rough sleepers run by charity Jimmy's and attend a reception at the university's Senate House. | The pair will officially open a new 24-hour centre for rough sleepers run by charity Jimmy's and attend a reception at the university's Senate House. |
It is the first time they have visited the city together since their marriage. | It is the first time they have visited the city together since their marriage. |
The Duchess revealed she had trouble controlling "lots of troublesome Cubs" as she met a Scout during the visit. | |
In a conversation with mayor of Cambridge cadet Jordan Wood, 17, she said: "I love the position I have with the Scouts - I'm volunteering at the moment. There are lots of troublesome Cubs running around and things." | |
Cambridge mayor Sheila Stuart said the royal visit was "absolutely huge", adding: "The thing for Cambridge is this day is going to be in people's memories for the rest of their lives. In 50 and 60 years, people are going to be telling their grandchildren about it." | Cambridge mayor Sheila Stuart said the royal visit was "absolutely huge", adding: "The thing for Cambridge is this day is going to be in people's memories for the rest of their lives. In 50 and 60 years, people are going to be telling their grandchildren about it." |
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The couple travelled on a train from London King's Cross, which saw them arrive at 10:03 GMT in a first-class carriage. | |
Antoinette Jackson, chief executive of Cambridgeshire City Council, who also met the royals in the Guildhall, said: "I chatted to the Duke about his journey and I congratulated him on arriving on time and he said that was because his train was on time." | Antoinette Jackson, chief executive of Cambridgeshire City Council, who also met the royals in the Guildhall, said: "I chatted to the Duke about his journey and I congratulated him on arriving on time and he said that was because his train was on time." |
At the Guildhall, the couple were shown the Royal Charter that awarded Cambridge city status in 1951. | |
One of the exhibits on display was a photograph of a balcony appearance the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh made in 1955, during her first visit to the city three years after she became monarch. | One of the exhibits on display was a photograph of a balcony appearance the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh made in 1955, during her first visit to the city three years after she became monarch. |
The couple replicated the balcony image and stepped outside to loud cheers from the crowds waiting in Market Square. | |
Later they will travel to Peterborough where they will officially open the new 612-bed Peterborough City Hospital, which admitted its first patients in November 2010. | |
The Duchess was sporting her new hairstyle, layered long dark locks with a parted fringe, first seen in London on Tuesday night when she opened a new exhibition at the Natural History Museum. | |