William to visit disaster-hit areas

PRINCE William is to visit New Zealand and Australia to tour areas devastated by recent natural disasters.

By The Newsroom

Published 9th Mar 2011, 16:09 BST

Updated 9th Mar 2011, 23:22 BST

William will travel without fiance Kate Middleton to Christchurch, New Zealand, which is recovering from a recent earthquake and will visit Greymouth, where 29 people died in a mine blast. He will also go to towns in Australia affected by flooding.