Newlyweds Prince William and Catherine are to visit California in the summer after they have visited Canada.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the land over which they will one day probably reign over as King and Queen from Thursday 30th June to Friday 8th July and will be in Ottawa on Canada Day. They will also visit the Canadian Arctic.
The couple then travel down to California on 8th July and remain there until 10th July. It will be the Duchess of Cambridge's first ever visit to the United States and the first by Prince William in an official capacity.
Neither of the visits will be the couple's honeymoon. They got wed on Friday in front of 2 billion people but have delayed their honeymoon until later this year, although they did spend the weekend together at a secret location in the UK. William has this week returned to Anglesey and his job as a Sea King rescue helicopter pilot.
These visits mean that Canadians and Americans will get to meet Wills and Kate as a married couple before the British.
Meanwhile, William's father, Prince Charles, is already in the US.
The future King met Obama in the White House, who told him that Americans were mesmerised at the recent Royal Wedding.
Mr Obama described how he was impressed by William and Kate's handling of the pressure of the big day, and joked with Charles how he could not have coped with such a situation himself — he had just 300 guests at his wedding to wife Michelle.
The President and his spouse, who will make a state visit to the UK at the end of this month, were not present at the Westminster Abbey ceremony, but his comments suggested he watched some of the event. The two men, who also met in 2009, seemed to get on well, chatting for 30 minutes with Charles describing how his son Prince Harry was getting to grips with the difficult task of flying a British Army Apache helicopter.
Wills and Kate to travel to US
By STAFF REPORTER
The Sun
5th May 2011
Newlyweds: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the garden of Buckingham Palace on Saturday, the day after they married, as they prepare to board a helicopter to whisk them away for their weekend UK break.
PRINCE William and his new bride Kate will travel to California this summer — where they are expected to meet up with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had already announced they would visit North America.
They have now extended their trip to include the sunshine state — where they are reported to be meeting the former governor and Terminator star.
The newlyweds will travel to the West Coast US state from July 8 to 10.
It will be the only time that William, 28, has visited the United States in an official capacity and the first time Kate, 29, has ever been to the country.
The news came as US President Barack Obama congratulated the Prince of Wales on Wills and Kate's wedding.
Mr Obama revealed how the glittering royal marriage ceremony — which attracted a worldwide television audience of two billion last week — left the US mesmerised as he met with Prince Charles in Washington.
The President was speaking during informal discussions with the Royal in the famous Oval Office of the White House.
Meet and greet ... Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr Obama described how he was impressed by William and Kate's handling of the pressure of the big day, and joked with Charles how he could not have coped with such a situation himself — he had just 300 guests at his wedding to wife Michelle.
The President and his spouse, who will make a state visit to the UK at the end of this month, were not present at the Westminster Abbey ceremony, but his comments suggested he watched some of the event.
There was much laughter as the pair chatted for the first time since 2009.
The two men last saw each other in France during the 65th anniversary commemorations for the D-Day landings, and earlier that year had met at Buckingham Palace during a reception for world leaders attending a G20 summit in London.
Chat ... Prince Charles and Barack Obama spoke in the Oval Office
Charles and Mr Obama sat close to one another with their backs to an ornate fireplace and were overlooked by a portrait of former president George Washington.
The conversation, which lasted for more than half-an-hour, turned to the military and proud father Charles described how his son Prince Harry was getting to grips with the difficult task of flying the Apache helicopter.
The President sympathised and said piloting the complicated machines was suited to youngsters — a group he described as the "iPod generation".
Harry is halfway through his training to become an Apache helicopter pilot and Charles thanked Mr Obama for the US-designed machines.
The heir to the throne, who sipped tea during the discussions, also revealed to the President how he worried for Harry when he was in Afghanistan.
The young Royal served for ten weeks as a forward air controller in Helmand Province from 2007-08.
Fearsome: A couple of British Army Apache helicopters - which are slightly different to and superior than their American counterparts - at Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk
Commenting about the meeting, a White House spokesman said: "The President thanked His Royal Highness for the important contributions that British forces are making in Afghanistan and Libya.
"During the meeting, President Obama warmly welcomed the Prince's work over three decades on environmental issues, halting deforestation and encouraging sustainable food production.
"The President also congratulated the Prince on the wedding of his son, Prince William, to Catherine and extended his best wishes to the newlywed couple.
"The President looks forward to visiting the United Kingdom at the invitation of Her Majesty the Queen during his state visit later this month."
The meeting came at the end of Charles' two-day visit to Washington. The Prince leaves later today.
The British Army Apaches in Afghanistan have used Longbow fire-control radar, unlike the US Army, which deploys only AH-64As to the country. Employed to improve situational awareness by locating vehicles and friendly forces on the ground and Chinooks in the air, the radar has provided great utility. "I would feel naked flying without it," says one British pilot.
The UK aircraft have been unaffected by Afghanistan's fine dust, while their Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 engines have also provided hot and high performance superior to the US Army's Apaches in air temperatures up to 49°C (120°F) and at altitudes up to 10,000ft (3,000m).
None of the UK's Apaches have been hit by ground fire, but heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades have been fired at the aircraft. They have yet to encounter surface-to-air missiles, which are known to be in Taliban hands.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the land over which they will one day probably reign over as King and Queen from Thursday 30th June to Friday 8th July and will be in Ottawa on Canada Day. They will also visit the Canadian Arctic.
The couple then travel down to California on 8th July and remain there until 10th July. It will be the Duchess of Cambridge's first ever visit to the United States and the first by Prince William in an official capacity.
Neither of the visits will be the couple's honeymoon. They got wed on Friday in front of 2 billion people but have delayed their honeymoon until later this year, although they did spend the weekend together at a secret location in the UK. William has this week returned to Anglesey and his job as a Sea King rescue helicopter pilot.
These visits mean that Canadians and Americans will get to meet Wills and Kate as a married couple before the British.
Meanwhile, William's father, Prince Charles, is already in the US.
The future King met Obama in the White House, who told him that Americans were mesmerised at the recent Royal Wedding.
Mr Obama described how he was impressed by William and Kate's handling of the pressure of the big day, and joked with Charles how he could not have coped with such a situation himself — he had just 300 guests at his wedding to wife Michelle.
The President and his spouse, who will make a state visit to the UK at the end of this month, were not present at the Westminster Abbey ceremony, but his comments suggested he watched some of the event. The two men, who also met in 2009, seemed to get on well, chatting for 30 minutes with Charles describing how his son Prince Harry was getting to grips with the difficult task of flying a British Army Apache helicopter.
Wills and Kate to travel to US
By STAFF REPORTER
The Sun
5th May 2011
Newlyweds: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the garden of Buckingham Palace on Saturday, the day after they married, as they prepare to board a helicopter to whisk them away for their weekend UK break.
PRINCE William and his new bride Kate will travel to California this summer — where they are expected to meet up with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had already announced they would visit North America.
They have now extended their trip to include the sunshine state — where they are reported to be meeting the former governor and Terminator star.
The newlyweds will travel to the West Coast US state from July 8 to 10.
It will be the only time that William, 28, has visited the United States in an official capacity and the first time Kate, 29, has ever been to the country.
The news came as US President Barack Obama congratulated the Prince of Wales on Wills and Kate's wedding.
Mr Obama revealed how the glittering royal marriage ceremony — which attracted a worldwide television audience of two billion last week — left the US mesmerised as he met with Prince Charles in Washington.
The President was speaking during informal discussions with the Royal in the famous Oval Office of the White House.
Meet and greet ... Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr Obama described how he was impressed by William and Kate's handling of the pressure of the big day, and joked with Charles how he could not have coped with such a situation himself — he had just 300 guests at his wedding to wife Michelle.
The President and his spouse, who will make a state visit to the UK at the end of this month, were not present at the Westminster Abbey ceremony, but his comments suggested he watched some of the event.
There was much laughter as the pair chatted for the first time since 2009.
The two men last saw each other in France during the 65th anniversary commemorations for the D-Day landings, and earlier that year had met at Buckingham Palace during a reception for world leaders attending a G20 summit in London.
Chat ... Prince Charles and Barack Obama spoke in the Oval Office
Charles and Mr Obama sat close to one another with their backs to an ornate fireplace and were overlooked by a portrait of former president George Washington.
The conversation, which lasted for more than half-an-hour, turned to the military and proud father Charles described how his son Prince Harry was getting to grips with the difficult task of flying the Apache helicopter.
The President sympathised and said piloting the complicated machines was suited to youngsters — a group he described as the "iPod generation".
Harry is halfway through his training to become an Apache helicopter pilot and Charles thanked Mr Obama for the US-designed machines.
The heir to the throne, who sipped tea during the discussions, also revealed to the President how he worried for Harry when he was in Afghanistan.
The young Royal served for ten weeks as a forward air controller in Helmand Province from 2007-08.
Fearsome: A couple of British Army Apache helicopters - which are slightly different to and superior than their American counterparts - at Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk
Commenting about the meeting, a White House spokesman said: "The President thanked His Royal Highness for the important contributions that British forces are making in Afghanistan and Libya.
"During the meeting, President Obama warmly welcomed the Prince's work over three decades on environmental issues, halting deforestation and encouraging sustainable food production.
"The President also congratulated the Prince on the wedding of his son, Prince William, to Catherine and extended his best wishes to the newlywed couple.
"The President looks forward to visiting the United Kingdom at the invitation of Her Majesty the Queen during his state visit later this month."
The meeting came at the end of Charles' two-day visit to Washington. The Prince leaves later today.
The British Army Apaches in Afghanistan have used Longbow fire-control radar, unlike the US Army, which deploys only AH-64As to the country. Employed to improve situational awareness by locating vehicles and friendly forces on the ground and Chinooks in the air, the radar has provided great utility. "I would feel naked flying without it," says one British pilot.
The UK aircraft have been unaffected by Afghanistan's fine dust, while their Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 engines have also provided hot and high performance superior to the US Army's Apaches in air temperatures up to 49°C (120°F) and at altitudes up to 10,000ft (3,000m).
None of the UK's Apaches have been hit by ground fire, but heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades have been fired at the aircraft. They have yet to encounter surface-to-air missiles, which are known to be in Taliban hands.
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