William and Kate wave goodbye to the Caribbean after visiting a centre for vulnerable children in the Bahamas on the final day of their tumultuous tour
- Royal couple’s Caribbean tour came to a close as they waved goodbye boarding the aircraft back to Britain
- The Duke of Cambridge played a madcap game of football with a group of the young boys from Grand Bahama Children’s Home in Freeport, Grand Bahama, in final day of the Royal Caribbean tour for William and Kate
- Future King was visiting the centre with wife Kate to learn about their lives in the home’s extensive garden
- Since it was established in 1977, the home has cared for over 900 children, and now looks after around 30
- Earlier, Kate tasted local delicacy ‘conch pistol’ – said to have the same effect as viagra – at a Bahamian fish fry
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge waved their week-long royal Caribbean tour goodbye after spending the day at a vulnerable children’s home in the Bahamas.
After Prince William stood to observe a guard of honour at the departure ceremony at the Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, the royal couple smiled and waved from the aircraft after enjoying their week-long tour.
Earlier today, Prince William played a madcap game of football with a group of young boys from the Grand Bahama Children’s Home, in Freeport, Grand Bahama, and took a shine to a 13-year-old who used a wheelchair.
When he asked the boy what he wanted to do the youngster replied, ‘play soccer’ and they headed towards two goals.
The future King was visiting the centre with wife Kate to meet the youngsters in the home’s extensive garden and learn about their lives.
The Duke and his new found friend were quickly joined by other small boys and at one stage there were four footballs on the pitch whizzing around with William in goal.
Next on the 13-year-old’s list was a nearby swing and slide and he was pushed by the Duke in their direction – William later quipped ‘He knows that’ll say yes.’
As the 13-year-old and two other boys swing up in the air a concern Duke smiled but said: ‘These swings are very high guys, please don’t fall off.’
The Grand Bahama Children’s Home provides a loving home environment to vulnerable children who are not able to live with their families.
Since it was established in 1977 by the local community, the home has cared for over 900 children and now looks after around 30 children ranging from one to seventeen.
Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge wave goodbye as they boarded the royal aircraft to take them back to the UK after their week-long tour of the Caribbean
Kate wore a yellow floral patterned dress with silver belt detail and a bow at the chest, while Prince William donned a navy blue suit with a burgundy tie as they waved to the Bahamian officials
They said goodbyes after Prince William stood to observe a guard of honour at the departure ceremony at the Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, the royal couple smiled and waved from the aircraft after enjoying their week-long tour
The royal couple shook hands with Bahamian officials at the departure ceremony
The pair had a busy day which started with a visit to Daystar Evangelical Church Abaco. Abaco is comprised of a chain of islands and barrier cays in the northern Bahamas
William and Kate also paid a visit to Daystar Evangelical Church, followed by Abaco’s Memorial Wall to remember the many victims of Hurricane Dorian in 2019
On Sunday evening, Prince William (pictured right) stood to observe a guard of honour at the departure ceremony at the Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau
Bahamas military personnel pictured as they await the official departure ceremony of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at the Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau, Bahamas
Prince William and Duchess Kate met children during a visit to the Grand Bahama Children’s Home which provides a loving home environment to vulnerable children who are not able to live with their families, in Freeport, Bahamas
When the Cambridges first arrived they sat at large table covered in a colourful mosaic design, and with some of the younger children filled in the final pieces
William took a shine to a 13-year-old who used a wheelchair, and when he asked the boy what he wanted to do the youngster replied, ‘play soccer’ and they head towards two goals
The future king was visiting the centre with wife Kate to meet the youngsters in the home’s extensive garden and learn about their lives
The duke and his new found friend were quickly joined by other small boys and at one stage there were four footballs on the pitch whizzing around with William in goal
Prince William pushed the swings for children at the Grand Bahama Children’s Home
Located on the island of Grand Bahama, the children’s home was established in 1977 by the local community and has cared for over 900 children in the past 45 years (Prince William pushing the swings at the home)
When the Cambridges first arrived they sat at large table covered in a colourful mosaic design, and with some of the younger children filled in the final pieces.
Kate asked one little girl dressed in a pink tutu and tiara ‘Is that going to fit in?’ and said ‘yes’ as the youngster slotted the piece of ceramic home, adding: ‘You look very lovely I love your tiara’.
They also unveiled a plaque outside the entrance of The Grand Bahamas Children’s Home.
This evening, Prince William stood to observe a guard of honour at the departure ceremony at the Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau.
Bahamas military personnel were pictured in their white, black and red uniforms as they awaited the official departure ceremony of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
Their visit to the Children’s Home came after stopping by at a Bahamian fish fry with, Kate, in a pink Rixo dress, trying local delicacy ‘conch pistol’ – said to have the same effect as viagra.
Kate held up the strip of flesh, which comes from the inside of the conch – and is commonly said to be the conch’s male genitalia – before putting it in her mouth to gain a round of applause from the crowds.
The Duchess said: ‘I’m a little bit more adventurous than William is.’ As the pair joked around, he said: ‘I can handle it.’
Their final stop on the island of Abaco today saw The Duke and Duchess visit a Fish Fry – a quintessentially Bahamian culinary gathering place which is found on every island in The Bahamas.
She added that she had already tried conch fritters but had yet to try conch salad. She then got hold of a knife and helped stall owner Jade ‘Kow’ Adderley, 39, who owns the ‘Kow Conch Stall’.
They were offered conch salad. William said: ‘Ladies first,’ before Kate tried it and said: ‘Delicious’.
Afterwards, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited coral restoration farm Coral Vita on Grand Bahama at the site of an Earthshot Prize winner in the final engagement of the Royal Caribbean tour.
The organisation won the ‘Revive Our Oceans’ category at Prince William’s Earthshot Prize awards last year in recognition of their ground-breaking work to give new life to dying coral reefs.
They capped off their troubled Queen’s Platinum Jubilee trip by dropping in on old friends Sam Teicher and Gator Halpern at Coral Vita.
Kate, 40, matched the colour of the coral farms protected by the entrepreneurs by wearing coral pink Rixo dress.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a fish fry today with Kate, in a pink Rixo dress, trying local delicacy ‘conch pistol’ – said to have the same effect as viagra
She held up the strip of flesh, which comes from the inside of the conch and is commonly said to be the conch’s male genitalia, before putting it in her mouth to applause from the crowds
The duke had spoken to the winners of the ‘Revive Our Oceans’ in his £50million scheme to fight climate change on a video call after the star studded prizeshow last September.
But this was the first time the duke has visited one of the five 2021 winners.
As he arrived, he said: ‘Here they are. Look who it is, the famous double act.’
The award winning entrepreneurs showed William and Kate a mark on the wall how high the water reached during Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
Wills said: ‘That’s incredible.’ Spotting the Earthshot Prize mounted on the wall, William waved his hands in delight and said: You’ve done a good job with it.’
Sam and Galen took Wills to see several of the 28 water tanks where they are growing damaged coral.
It can take a year to grow a so-called micro piece until it is large enough to be replanted on the sea bed. They also showed how to brush off the algae to keep the coral healthy.
Coral Vita also heat the tanks to the forrect temperature to add resiliance to the coral so when it goes into the sea it can adapt easily to warming oceans caused by climate change.
The three-day trip to the picturesque nation of 700 islands has had such an effect on William and Kate that they have vowed to bring George, Charlotte and Louis back one day, MailOnline understands.
After spending the last two nights at The Cove luxury resort on Paradise Island, where they have been ensconced in the three-bedroom 4830ft Penthouse Suite with floor-to-ceiling windows and wrap-around ocean views, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been FaceTiming their children to share the experience, a source said.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited coral restoration farm Coral Vita on Grand Bahama to have a tour and see for themselves how the coral is grown and hear about plans to preserve threatened ecosystems
The organisation won the ‘Revive Our Oceans’ category at Prince William’s Earthshot Prize awards last year in recognition of their ground-breaking work to give new life to dying coral reefs
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