Prince William lands in Sydney for Australia visit | News.com.au
PRINCE William has been given a royal welcome at The Block, in inner-Sydney Redfern, where he is meeting with members of the indigenous community.
The second in line to the British throne was greeted with a traditional Aboriginal smoking ceremony at Redfern Community Centre, where up to 2000 well wishers looked on.
"I'd like to thank Prince William for coming here to the Block today," Charles Madden, director of the Aboriginal Medical Service in Redfern, said.
"It's good to have him here because The Block has produced a lot of positive things for Redfern.
"Redfern isn't the bad place people make it out to be."
The prince gave the crowd a brief wave when the ceremony was over, and was ushered inside the community centre, where he was to meet with elders and children.
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