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Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, take part in a youth reception at Rideau Hall along with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, June 30, 2011.POOL/Reuters

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Prince William, centre, and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, take part in a youth reception at Rideau Hall in Ottawa June 30, 2011.CHRIS WATTIE

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Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, along with Canada's Governor General David Johnston take part in a youth reception at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on June 30, 2011.CHRIS WATTIE

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Prince William and his wife, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, arrive at Rideau Hall in Ottawa as they kick off their nine-day tour in Canada on June 30, 2011.TIMOTHY A. CLARY

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, smells a bouquet of flowers as Prime Minister Stephen Harper looks on during an official welcoming ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on June 30, 2011.CHRIS WATTIE

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, shakes hands as she greets the crowds as she and Prince William take part in a ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Thursday, June 30, 2011Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, shakes hands as she greets the crowds as she and Prince William take part in a ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Thursday, June 30, 2011Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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Prince William greets the crowd following a ceremony at the Canadian War Memorial Thursday, June 30, 2011, in Ottawa.Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press

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The Duke of Cambridge shakes the hand of a small child as he and the dutchess take part in a ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Thursday, June 30, 2011.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, place a wreath at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, June 30, 2011Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images

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Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, lay a wreath and flowers at the National War Memorial in Ottawa June 30, 2011. The couple will tour seven cities in four provinces and one territory in Canada before heading to California on July 8.Blair Gable/Reuters

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen pause at the War Memorial in Ottawa, June 30, 2011, at the start of a nine-day visit to Canada.Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press

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Young royal watchers await the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the War Memorial in Ottawa, June 30, 2011.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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Royal watchers wear likenesses of the the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they await their arrival at the War Memorial in Ottawa, June 30, 2011.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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Crowds await the arrival of British Prince William and his wife, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge as they kick-off their nine-day tour at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario June 30, 2011.Timothy A. Clark/AFP/Getty Images

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Francine Dorion holds up a handmade tapestry as she waits for the arrivel of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the War Memorial, Thursday, June 30, 2011 in Ottawa.Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge William and Kate are greeted by Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird upon their arrival in Ottawa on Thursday June 30, 2011.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive at Ottawa's Macdonald-Catier International Airport in Canada June 30, 2011. The Royal couple arrived in Canada on Thursday for their first official visit overseas as a married couple.Phil Noble/Reuters

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is saluted as he arrives at Macdonald-Cartier International Airport on June 30, 2011 in Ottawa, Canada.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

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The personal flag of the Duke of Cambridge is flown out the pilot's window as the Canadian Forces carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrives in Ottawa, June 30, 2011Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive in a Canadian Airforce plane at Macdonald-Cartier International Airport on June 30, 2011 in Ottawa, Canada.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

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