The Queen leads the royals in wishing New Zealanders a happy ‘Waitangi Day’ as she shares a sweet black-and-white photo from her visit to the country in 1953
- Queen shared a black-and-white photo of her first visit to New Zealand in 1953
- Prince Charles and Camilla shared snaps of their trips from 2015 and 2019
- The royal couple were pictured doing the traditional Māori greeting the ‘Hongi’
The Royal Family have wished New Zealanders a happy ‘Waitangi Day’ as they celebrated the public holiday which marked the signing of a treaty between Maori chiefs and the British Crown in 1840.
The Queen’s Twitter account last night shared a post marking the commonwealth country’s national holiday, which included a sweet black-and-white photograph from her visit to the nation in 1953 to 1954.
Appearing alongside the late Duke of Edinburgh, the monarch, now 95, was pictured holding an umbrella while speaking to someone in traditional Māori wear.
‘Best wishes to everyone marking New Zealand’s national day, #WaitangiDay’, the post’s caption read.
Prince Charles, 73, and Camilla, 74, as well as the Duke, 39, and Duchess of Cambridge, 40, also all shared messages to celebrate the national holiday.
The Queen’s Twitter account last night shared a post marking the commonwealth country’s national holiday, which included a sweet black-and-white photograph from her visit to the nation in 1953 to 1954 (pictured)
‘Best wishes to everyone marking New Zealand’s national day, #WaitangiDay’, the post’s caption read (pictured)
Prince Charles, 73, and Camilla (pictured), 74, as well as the Duke, 39, and Duchess of Cambridge, 40, also all shared messages to celebrate the national holiday
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall shared pictures on the Clarence House Instagram account yesterday of some moments of their trips to New Zealand in 2015 and 2019.
In the message, they said: ‘On this day 182 years ago, the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi took place in New Zealand.
‘Today we send warm wishes to all New Zealanders as you mark #WaitangiDay.’ They also translated their warm message into Māori.
The photos included the royal couple meeting members of the community, visiting a school and performing the Hongi, a traditional Maori greeting in which people press their noses together.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also shared a heartfelt message to the people of New Zealand, in an Instagram story posted on their Instagram account
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall shared pictures on the Clarence House Instagram account yesterday of some moments of their trips to New Zealand in 2015 and 2019
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also shared a heartfelt message to the people of New Zealand, in an Instagram story posted on their Instagram account.
With the New Zealand flag on a light blue background, the couple’s message read: ‘Today marks New Zealand’s national holiday, #WaitangiDay. Sending our best wishes to all our followers in New Zealand.’
Just like Prince Charles and Camilla, they translated their message to Māori.
A national day of celebration for New Zealand, Waitangi Day marks the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, which is considered to be the founding document of the nation.
The photos included the royal couple meeting members of the community, visiting a school and performing the Hongi, a traditional Maori greeting in which people press their noses together
In the message, they said: ‘On this day 182 years ago, the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi took place in New Zealand’
The signing happened on 6 February 1840, but was not celebrated until 1934, and was made a national public holiday in 1974.
Their posts were shared ahead of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee announcement yesterday in which she said it was her ‘sincere wish’ that Camilla be known as Queen Consort when Prince Charles takes the throne.
In a message, the Queen said: ‘It is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort.’
The ‘Queen Consort’ refers to the spouse of a ruling king. A spokesman for Clarence House said both the Charles and Camilla were ‘touched and honoured’.
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