Prince Harry reviews global armada in Sydney
Prince Harry, in
full military uniform, reviewed a global armada of warships in a day of pomp
and ceremony watched by tens of thousands of people in Sydney Harbour Saturday.
He is known in the British military, was on his first official trip to
Australia to take part in a nautical extravaganza marking the centenary of
Australia's emergence as an independent sea power. The prince, in a white
tropical dress uniform of the British Army and a blue Army AirCorp beret,
boarded Australian survey ship HMAS Leeuwin to review the fleet alongside the
Queen's representative, Governor General Quentin Bryce, and Prime Minister Tony
Abbott. Ayesha Sweeney, 19, travelled 460 kilometres (287 miles) from the rural
town of Albury to see the prince and she managed to catch a glimpse of him as
he saluted officers at Sydney naval base Garden Island.
In brilliant
sunshine, the Leeuwin reviewed an armada of warships from 17 countries, along with
as many Australian vessels, watched by huge crowds of onlookers cramming
vantage points around the harbour and an estimated 5,000 spectator boats. The
prince also held a meet-and-greet with the public, having changed into a suit,
then attended an official function with Abbott at his Sydney residenceKirribilli House, on the harbour opposite the Opera House.
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