I’ve just finished quite possibly the most incredible week of my life!
I’ve been working with Tourism New Zealand on the first visit of the cutest royals around – William, Kate and baby George.
Our role was to help get New Zealand on the media map by facilitating the UK press pack, inviting them to events and I was also writing a daily article on the tour.
So, you’ve seen all the photos that made the newspapers, here are mine from behind the scenes of the huge machine that runs a royal tour.
![Royal Visit NZ Omaka](https://bloggeratlarge.com/wp-content/uploads/In-plane-at-Omaka.jpg)
William climbed into this plane, a Sopwith Pup called Peggy while Kate looks on and Sir Peter Jackson takes a pic on his phone
![Press Association Royal Visit NZ](https://bloggeratlarge.com/wp-content/uploads/Alan-Jones-at-work1.jpg)
The photographers face the action while Press Association writer Alan Jones gets his copy out at the Avantidrome
![Hobbiton](https://bloggeratlarge.com/wp-content/uploads/Hobbiton.jpg)
Tourism New Zealand took the media to Hobbiton for a dinner and the opening night of their new night tours
![America's Cup Auckland Royal Visit NZ](https://bloggeratlarge.com/wp-content/uploads/Yachting-clothes-arrive.jpg)
In Auckland Kate and William’s yachting clothes are loaded onto the boat for their America’s Cup race in the harbour
![America's Cup challenge Royal Visit NZ](https://bloggeratlarge.com/wp-content/uploads/William-and-kate-on-Imagine.jpg)
After their briefing the teams pose for a pic. Team Kate and America’s Cup skipper Dean Barker will race Team Wills with CEO Grant Dalton
![Royal Airforce 757](https://bloggeratlarge.com/wp-content/uploads/Royal-Airforce-757.jpg)
Today I flew with the royals, their entourage and the media in this Royal New Zealand Air Force 757 from Wellington to Dunedin. Excited much!
![Royal Airforce 757](https://bloggeratlarge.com/wp-content/uploads/Beyond-the-curtain.jpg)
I’m 2 seats from the curtains behind which are Kate and William’s travelling party, then in the very front, they sit.
![Dunedin Royal welcome](https://bloggeratlarge.com/wp-content/uploads/Disembarking-Dunedin.jpg)
Unfortunately only the 6 pool media were allowed off to film while we all waited onboard for the welcome ceremony to finish. Just as well I’m not an official photographer!
![Christchurch royal day](https://bloggeratlarge.com/wp-content/uploads/Ready-to-film-cricket.jpg)
Next stop Christchurch where the media wait to do their pieces to camera when the royals walk into view
![Prince William cricket Christchurch](https://bloggeratlarge.com/wp-content/uploads/William-batting.jpg)
Now it’s William’s turn as Richard Hadlee wicket-keeps. All to highlight the opening match of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup which will be played in Christchurch.
These were my best pics of the tour, most taken on my iPhone, so please forgive the quality, but I thought you might like a sneak peek.
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