William And Kate Cheered Through Cambridge

By Paul Harrison, royal correspondent

Cambridge is giving its duke and duchess a rapturous welcome as the royal couple tour the city for the first time.

Hundreds of well-wishers lined the streets to greet William and Kate, who are spending the day celebrating Cambridge's university, and visiting charities, schools and volunteers.

The Duke and Duchess arrived by train and were slowly driven through the city so the crowds could catch a glimpse of them.

Kate was sporting her new hairstyle - layered long dark locks with a parted fringe - first seen in London when she opened a new exhibition at the Natural History Museum without her husband.

As the couple arrived at Cambridge University the Duchess gave a cry of delight as she bumped into her cousin Dr Penny Barton, a graduate tutor at the world-renowned university.

Mrs Barton told Kate that the whole family was "proud" of her and all she has achieved.

The couple are visiting charities, schools and the city's famous university

After meeting students and staff from Cambridge University's many colleges, Prince William addressed a crowd of more than 400.

"This is a day Catherine and I have looked forward to for a very long time; eighteen months, in fact - ever since my Grandmother, The Queen, on the morning of our wedding bestowed on us the name of this great city," the Duke said.

"We both feel immense pride at being associated with Cambridge, a place renowned the world over for its dynamism, beauty and learning, and it is lovely for us to be here together today." ‬

As seems customary, the Duke used the occasion to yet again poke fun at his younger brother.

‪‪"It's not the first time I've been here. My brother Harry and I were fortunate enough to come to Cambridge five years ago, when we spent a couple of days at Trinity."

"I have to say it's the closest Harry's ever got to university", he joked.

Bus driver Simon Newman, 43, from Sutton, near Ely, had travelled into Cambridge with his wife Claire, 48, an easyJet cabin crew member, to see the couple.

They were waiting outside the university's Senate House and said they were pleased that the royal couple had taken the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

"I have the week off and so has my wife so we thought it would be great to come and see them. They are a really attractive couple," Mr Newman said.

Cambridge has been awaiting the royal visit since the Queen bestowed the dukedom on her grandson just a few hours before he married Catherine Middleton on April 29 last year.

The last Duchess of Cambridge was the German-born Princess Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Cassel, who was married to Prince Adolphus Frederick, the 1st Duke of Cambridge, and a son of George III.

The title was last held by Prince George, a military figure who wed a commoner for love - like William - but also kept a mistress for more than 30 years.

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