So like his father before him, Prince George of Cambridge is already being readied for a trip to Australia.
The youngster’s inaugural royal tour abroad was revealed by William yesterday as he spoke about his ‘very good looking’ son and family plans for the future.
Prince William took part in a falconry display
at the Anglesey Show, which is thought to be one of his last visit to
the North Wales area he once called home
The show is just a few miles from the home he
shares with wife Catherine and new son Prince George and also his place
of work, RAF Valley
William's visit to the Anglesey Show, a vast
two-day agricultural event in North Wales that attracts almost 60,000
people, was his first official engagement since his son's birth
Chatting: Prince William talks to seven-year-old David Oultram and his calf at the Anglesey Show yesterday
'I know
that both of us will miss it [Anglesey] terribly when my Search and Rescue tour of
duty comes to an end next month and we have to move elsewhere'
Prince William
He told Max and Maxine Davies – on holiday from near Adelaide: ‘George is doing really well, thank you. We are all very hopeful of coming to Australia next year.’
William’s late mother, Princess Diana, broke royal tradition when she insisted on taking her nine-month-old son to Australia and New Zealand with her in 1983, on a six-week tour.
Speaking to Max and Maxine Davies, from Victor Habour near Adelaide, he
said: 'George is doing really well, thank you. We are all very hopeful
of coming to Australia next year
William's visit to the Anglesey Show, a vast
two-day agricultural event in North Wales that attracts almost 60,000
people, was his first official engagement since his son's birth
William was keen to visit the show as a way of
saying thank you to the island's people - and gave an emotional speech
summing up their feelings
He also spoke about baby George's first few
days, saying: 'Catherine is sorry that she cannot be here today at the
County Show, but she and George would have loved to have been here'
In contrast the Queen was forced to leave Charles and Anne, then aged five and three, for six months when she embarked on a Commonwealth tour in 1953.
William has been based on Anglesey since January 2010, working as a Search and Rescue pilot at RAF Valley.
For the last two years he and Kate have shared an isolated rented farmhouse, relishing the privacy the island has afforded them.
But they are, reluctantly, having to leave when his posting ends early next month. Back in London, William is expected to take up a post with the Household Cavalry.
Greetings: Speaking at the Anglesey Show, his
first official engagement since George's birth on July 22, William said
the couple were hoping to make a trip Down Under to introduce the tiny
future king to his family realm
Next stop was the falconry arena, where he even donned a protective leather glove to handle a Harris Hawk and a Common Buzzard
Media and guests look on as Prince William, Duke
of Cambridge arrives at Anglesey agricultural show on his first
official engagement since the birth of his son Prince George of
Cambridge
Yesterday's show featured a collection of
livestock of up to 300 cattle and 800 sheep. There were also 350 trade
stands featuring agricultural products, clothing, crafts and vehicles
It has been reported that William is unlikely to continue his duties with 22 Squadron in Anglesey for another deployment
The new father disclosed that he and wife, Kate,
were planning to take their first baby Down Under for his inaugural
foreign royal visit
Growing up: William with Diana and Prince Charles in 1983 during a tour of Australia and New Zealand
The prince was keen to visit the Anglesey Show to say thank you to the island’s people and gave a speech which included some Welsh.
Talking about his son, William told his cheering audience: ‘He’s pretty loud but of course very good looking!’
He added: ‘I know that I speak for Catherine when I say that I have never known somewhere as beautiful and as welcoming as Anglesey. I know that both of us will miss it terribly.’
William also met grandmother Joan Roberts from nearby Caernarfon who asked him how George was doing.
‘Great. All we have got to do now is to get him to sleep through the night... please!’ he quipped.
