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In Pictures: Harry and Meghan meet the locals in Sydney
The Sussexes are on the first day of their tour of Australia and the Pacific.
There were cuddly toys and real animals to greet the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their first day in Australia.
The couple, who announced they are expecting a baby as they arrived in Sydney, were warmly welcomed with a series of events in the city, including visits to Taronga Zoo and the Sydney Opera House.
The Duke of Sussex meets 98-year-old Daphne Dunne during a walkabout outside the Sydney Opera House (Paul Edwards/The Sun/PA)
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The Duchess of Sussex also got introduced to Mrs Dunne who has met Harry twice before (Paul Edwards/The Sun/PA)
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The Duchess of Sussex meeting the Australian public during a walkabout outside the Sydney Opera House (Paul Edwards/The Sun/PA)
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Mother-to-be Meghan talks to Australian singer Missy Higgins, with her nine-week-old baby Lunar (Andrew Parsons/PA)
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The royals boarded a boat from Taronga Zoo and headed to the Man O’War Steps (Chris Jackson/Getty Images/PA)
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex watch a performance by the Bangarra Dance Company at the Sydney Opera House (Ian Vogler/PA)
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Meghan meets an echidna during a visit to Taronga Zoo in Sydney (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Harry was keen to reacquaint himself with a koala as he’s visited Australia before (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex receive native flowers from Finley Blue and Dasha Gallagher (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)
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Meghan wore an ivory Karen Gee dress with earrings and a bracelet which belonged to the duke’s mother, Diana (Phil Noble/PA)
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They spent more than the allotted 20 minutes greeting crowds in the sunshine (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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And Meghan was keen to shake hands and chat to the Australians who wanted to meet her (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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