In Pictures: Royal Maori greetings through the years
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The Duke of Cambridge has received a hongi, a traditional Maori greeting, from New Zealand’s prime minister on arrival in Auckland.
William performed the symbolic pressing of noses with Jacinda Ardern as the pair took part in an Anzac Day service at the city’s war memorial on Thursday.
The intimate gesture has been shared by royals down the years.
Duke of Cambridge in New Zealand
Royal tour of New Zealand – Day One
William is given a traditional Maori greeting by former governor-general of New Zealand Sir Paul Reeves in 2010 (John Stillwell/PA)
Charles is greeted with a hongi by Grant Hawke during a welcome ceremony at Auckland War Memorial Museum in New Zealand in 2012
The Duchess of Cornwall greeted by Martin Mariassouce during a welcome ceremony at Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Charles again received a Maori hongi upon his arrival in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2012
The Duchess of Cambridge received a traditional Maori welcome during a tour of New Zealand in 2014
Harry during a welcome ceremony at Government House, in Wellington in 2015
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