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Prince Charles, Camilla begin tour of New Zealand

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Prince Charles, Camilla begin tour of New ZealandBritain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall listen to Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples as they attend the Armistice Day Commemoration at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, November 11, 2012. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are touring New Zealand to commemorate the diamond jubilee of his mother Queen Elizabeth. Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are in Auckland, New Zealand, for the final leg of their Pacific tour to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee. REUTERS/Nigel Marple POOL (NEW ZEALAND - Tags: SOCIETY ROYALS)(Credit: Nigel Marple)

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, have visited an Auckland war museum and greeted indigenous Maori at the start of their tour of New Zealand.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall landed in Auckland on Saturday night and toured the city Sunday. The couple are visiting for six days on the last leg of their Pacific tour marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th Jubilee.

Hundreds of people gathered at the Auckland War Memorial Museum to watch Charles lay a wreath to commemorate Armistice Day, which marks the 1918 end of World War I.

Charles said “Kia ora,” a traditional Maori greeting. Camilla’s brimmed hat made it a little difficult for her to complete a “hongi,” another traditional greeting in which two people press noses, but she managed.

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