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| William and Kate arrive in Sydney with Prince George | William and Kate arrive in Sydney with Prince George |
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| The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son have arrived in Sydney for the next leg of their tour of New Zealand and Australia. | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son have arrived in Sydney for the next leg of their tour of New Zealand and Australia. |
| Prince George was in his mother's arms as the royal couple emerged from a plane at Kingsford Smith Airport. | Prince George was in his mother's arms as the royal couple emerged from a plane at Kingsford Smith Airport. |
| Kate carried the eight-month-old down the steps of the aircraft before she and William were met by dignitaries. | Kate carried the eight-month-old down the steps of the aircraft before she and William were met by dignitaries. |
| The pair will spend 10 days travelling across Australia, visiting its famous sites and honouring its war dead. | The pair will spend 10 days travelling across Australia, visiting its famous sites and honouring its war dead. |
| Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott and governor-general Sir Peter Cosgrove, their spouses and other figures were among those who met the royals as they descended from the plane. | Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott and governor-general Sir Peter Cosgrove, their spouses and other figures were among those who met the royals as they descended from the plane. |
| The duchess, wearing a yellow dress by Roksanda Ilincic, handed George to the duke as she accepted flowers from Joscelyn Sweeney, a 22-year-old with Down's syndrome. | The duchess, wearing a yellow dress by Roksanda Ilincic, handed George to the duke as she accepted flowers from Joscelyn Sweeney, a 22-year-old with Down's syndrome. |
| A lively George, dressed in a white cotton babygrow with ships on the front, touched hands with the governor-general's wife Lynne before his parents left for their first engagement at the Sydney Opera House. | A lively George, dressed in a white cotton babygrow with ships on the front, touched hands with the governor-general's wife Lynne before his parents left for their first engagement at the Sydney Opera House. |
| Scandal | Scandal |
| William and Kate completed the first leg of their trip Down Under with a tour of New Zealand. | William and Kate completed the first leg of their trip Down Under with a tour of New Zealand. |
| They arrived in Australia on Wednesday for the second leg as a political scandal erupted, forcing one of the country's senior figures to pull out of the official greeting party. | They arrived in Australia on Wednesday for the second leg as a political scandal erupted, forcing one of the country's senior figures to pull out of the official greeting party. |
| Barry O'Farrell resigned as premier of New South Wales just hours before the duke and duchess arrived after a document emerged contradicting evidence he gave to an anti-corruption inquiry. | Barry O'Farrell resigned as premier of New South Wales just hours before the duke and duchess arrived after a document emerged contradicting evidence he gave to an anti-corruption inquiry. |
| Mr O'Farrell admitted to a "massive memory fail" after he failed to declare a gift of A$3,000 wine. | |
| The leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party had told an inquiry that he never received the wine and that he could not remember calling businessman Nick Di Girolamo, who sent him the gift in 2011. | |
| He resigned after investigators unveiled a hand-written thank you note from him. | |
| Mr O'Farrell had been due to greet the royal couple on the tarmac, and later at their visit to Sydney Opera House, but did not attend the welcome ceremony at the airport. | |
| He was not replaced by another official. |