- Title: Britain's young royals visit Gdansk
- Date: 18th July 2017
- Summary: GDANSK, POLAND (JULY 18, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF CAR CARRYING DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE ARRIVING AT MARKET SQUARE IN OLD CENTRE OF CITY, ROYAL COUPLE GET OUT OF CAR MUSICIANS PLAYING VARIOUS BRITISH PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE WAVING TO CROWDS ROYALS TASTING TRADITIONAL POLISH LIQUER MORE OF ROYALS TASTING POLISH DELICACIES CROWDS GATHERED IN STREETS AROUND MARKET VARIOUS OF ROYALS WALKING ALONG MARKET SQUARE/ TALKING TO PEOPLE TOP SHOT OF ROYALS RETURNING TO THEIR CAR DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE TALKING TO SOLDIER VISITORS TAKING PICTURES ROYALS GETTING INTO CAR (SOUNDBITE) (English) LITTLE BOY, MARCUS, SAYING: "Queen and the king are coming here and they are English, so that's why we need an English flag." (SOUNDBITE) (Polish) POLISH RESIDENT, PRZEMYSLAW WESOLOWSKI, SAYING: "In our time it is hard to meet monarchy at all, especially the royal family or prince's family, so it is a good occasion to show the children a real royal family." (SOUNDBITE) (Polish) POLISH RESIDENT, MAGDALENA WESOLOWSKA, SAYING: "It is a well matched couple, fans of children, supporting charity, (I have) very positive impressions." CROWDS GATHERED TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF ROYAL COUPLE
- Embargoed: 1st August 2017 17:50
- Keywords: Kate William royals Gdansk visit
- Location: GDANSK, POLAND
- City: GDANSK, POLAND
- Country: Poland
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Living / Lifestyle,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA0016Q8V0HZ
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- Story Text: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Tuesday (July 18) visited a market square in the old town of the city of Gdansk, tasting some traditional Polish food and drink as well as talking to residents, who lined the roads to catch a glimpse of the royal couple.
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate arrived on Monday (July 17) in Warsaw with their two children Prince George, aged 4, and Princess Charlotte, aged 2.
The couple will also visit a museum in Gdansk commemorating the Solidarity movement which challenged communist rule in the 1980s.
On Wednesday (July 19), the royal family will travel to Berlin, where the two will have a private meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They will spend the rest of the week in Germany, with onward visits to Heidelberg and Hamburg. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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