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By REBECCA ENGLISHRoyal couple fly to Yellowknife on sixth day of Canada tour to experience traditions of native people
Prince tries his hand at a game of shinty - street hockey
Vast North Western Territories are home to only 48,000 people
Kate and Wills presented with hockey jerseys with Cambridge on the back
Duke and Duchess will then travel on to Calgary
The couple will tour the region before flying to Calgary on Wednesday.
Yesterday, the Duchess of Cambridge got another royal first under her belt when she started a game of 'shinny' or street hockey.
Kate, who was a formidable hockey player herself at school, laughingly shrugged off calls from the crowd to take part herself – especially after she was handed a red sports shirt with her name – Cambridge – emblazoned on it.
'I would have taken a shot if I wasn't in heels,' she told Gloria Francis, 16, from Yellowknife as she gestured to her cream £175 LK Bennett stilettoes. But she did throw the bright orange ball onto the floor to start the game.
The Duke was facing 6'3" goalie Calvin Lomen, as he failed to hit to hit the target with any of his three shots. He even begged 20-year-old Mr Lomen 'You realise you've got to let one in!' before trying to outfox the goalie by telling him "top left corner' before going for the right.
Pitching in: The royals help carry a caribou skin to a tent to be smoked while visiting Blatchford Lake. It's an authentic experience
But all three shots were either saved or went wide.
After he and his wife were presented with red Canada ice hockey tops with "Cambridge' and the numbers 1 for the Duchess and 2 for the Duke.
The royal couple were spending the morning experiencing the sights, sounds and traditions of Canada's native peoples after arriving in Yellowknife on the sixth day of their tour of the Commonwealth realm.
Around half of the region's population has Aboriginal heritage, and members of the Inuktitut and Chipewyan tribes were among those who welcomed the royal couple to the regional capital.
A group of drummers performed a prayer song for the couple on caribou-skin drums, considered sacred objects by the native people, dancers from the Inuvialuit tribe danced for their royal guests.
Then local teenagers demonstrated their skills in Arctic sports including the Alaskan High Kick, which involves balancing on one hand and kicking a target, and the "airplane', a show of strength in which the contestants hold their bodies in a cross shape and are carried horizontally for as long as they can hold the position.
Although the Duke did not fancy his chances at the high kicking, he happily joined in a game of street hockey, or "shinny', taking penalty shots against the goalkeeper in a pause in the game taking place at the Somba K'e civic plaza, a recreation area overlooking Frame Lake.
Prince William and Kate in a Canoe and Fur shoes Blachford Lake NWT Canada July 5,2011
source : dailymail Newsfwdmail 06 Jul, 2011
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Source: http://newsfwdmail.blogspot.com/2011/07/two-royals-in-boat-canoe-dling-kate-and.html
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