William and Kate depart on first official foreign tour

(30 Jun 2011) SHOTLIST
1. Various of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walking towards plane at Heathrow airport, shaking hands with officials, boarding plane
2. Wide of plane
3. Close up of plane turbine
4. Plane taxiing
5. Plane leaving
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left Britain on Thursday bound for Canada, the first stop in their first official overseas trip since their wedding.
William and Kate will celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa, open the Calgary Stampede and go canoeing in the Northwest Territories during their nine day-tour of their future realm before taking off to Los Angeles.
William will be celebrating Canada's birthday on Friday, the same day his mother, Princess Diana, would have turned 50.
Canada's prime minister has even unveiled a personal flag for use during William's visit.
It is the first flag to be created by Canada for a member of the royal family since 1962, when the Queen adopted a personal flag for her own use in Canada.
The young prince also plans to demonstrate his skills as a helicopter rescue pilot by taking part in a water landing demonstration, and the couple is scheduled to put on aprons and take part in a cooking workshop in Quebec City.
William and Kate jet to Los Angeles on July 8 and will host a gala dinner there the next night to introduce up-and-coming British film talent to Hollywood executives.
The southern California trip includes a 4,000 US dollar three-course meal and a charity polo match up close with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

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