Royal pair warmed by welcome as they sample northern exposure

CANADA’S indigenous cultures put on a spectacular display of song, dance and feats of skill for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday.

William and Kate were welcomed to Yellowknife by Aboriginal peoples from the Northwest Territories – one of the Commonwealth nation’s most remote and unpopulated regions.

The royal couple have already experienced the contrasts Canada has to offer from the bustling cities of Ottawa, Quebec and Montreal to the small coastal settlement of Charlottetown in the east – the birthplace of the nation.

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Yesterday one of the nation’s frontier communities which is surrounded by a beautiful but sparse landscape of thousands of lakes was the latest stop on their tour.

Hundreds had gathered at Yellowknife’s Somba K’e Civic Plaza to greet the couple.

Their reaction to seeing William and Kate mirrored the welcome the royal couple have received throughout their visit and they screamed and shouted at the pair.

William gave a short speech to the gathered crowds and to cheers from the spectators highlighted how the royal couple were now above 60 degrees latitude so the sun will not set during their stay.