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Prince William to visit Australia in March

Updated: 2011-03-09 09:37

(Xinhua)

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CANBERRA - Prince William will visit Australia and New Zealand later this month to meet with residents affected by the summer's natural disasters, Australia's media reported on Wednesday.

According to Australia Associated Press, the Prince will arrive in Australia on Saturday March 19.

He will spend two days visiting a number of areas and towns affected by the recent cyclone and flooding in Queensland.

On March 21, he will visit north-western Victoria to view the area recently affected by flooding.

Before arriving in Australia, the prince will visit Christchurch of New Zealand, which was devastated by an earthquake in February.

The prince last visited Australia and New Zealand in January 2010.

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