Prince loses his composure as bee with painful sting flies up his double-breasted jacket.

Prince Charles did not know what was coming when a 69-year-old Dunedin woman went in for a pash today.

Students excited to meet Prince Charles, with one expecting to get a "million dollars" after royal handshake.

Dozens of students gathered to welcome the Duchess of Cornwall this morning at Te Whaea in Wellington, as the royals continued their tour of New Zealand. Te Whaea or "The Mother" is home to Toi Whakaari, the national drama school, and the New Zealand School of Dance. The school embraces tikanga Maori - Maori process - in its teachings. The Duchess of Cornwall was escorted into the Te Whaea theatre, past a contemporary dance class, dance studio and Pilates studio. She then viewed a classical ballet performance, of the Entree from Paquita.

Photo highlights of Charles and Camilla's tour of New Zealand so far.

Dunedin has turned on a sunny day and crowds are turning out to welcome Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, to the city today. The royal couple, who winged their way down from Wellington after a couple of engagements in the capital this morning, arrived on time at Dunedin Airport to be greeted by just a handful of supporters.

Tricia Turner has seen every royal visit since 1953 when she was 13 and a young Queen Elizabeth II wowed New Zealand. "I'm a royalist through and through," Ms Turner said. She kept that up yesterday in Wellington when she joined a couple of hundred well rugged-up and soaking royal watchers at the national war memorial, where Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, laid a wreath.

Prince admits he was "slightly anxious" of what he would find on his visit to our shores if the All Blacks had failed to keep it.

In a globalised world it is no longer appropriate to have a head of state who is not a New Zealander, writes Peter Hamilton. An absentee head of state who is also foreign no longer accords with how we see ourselves.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall laid a wreath at the Memorial before greeting former soldiers.

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have landed in New Zealand only to be greeted by bad weather.

A small but hardy crowd turned out at the National War Memorial Park for the first public event of the Royal Tour.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are touching down on New Zealand soil this afternoon, with their seven-day tour starting in the capital.

It's like I've woken up in colonial New Zealand circa 1915, writes Brian Rudman. The Australians might be only the second-best rugby-playing nation in the world, but at least they have their feet firmly planted in the 21st century.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will be officially welcomed to New Zealand tomorrow by Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae in Wellington. The Prince and Duchess will then begin a seven day visit in New Zealand.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will be officially welcomed to New Zealand tomorrow as they begin their seven day visit.

Rugby royalty are due to arrive in New Zealand on the same day as another royal party - Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla.

John Key sat down with the Queen - and her dogs - this morning in a meeting at Windsor Castle.

Dog lovers have accused the Queen's Sandringham estate of putting their pets' lives at risk by failing to warn them about a killer disease in its woodland.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are united in most aspects of their parenting, but on one issue, it seems, there is trouble ahead.

The Duchess of Cambridge gave a nod to royal history by wearing the Queen Mother's fan-motif tiara.

Barely two years after full diplomatic relations were restored, Xi said his four-day visit would lift the bilateral relationship to "a new height".

Prince William will record a television programme highlighting the threat to endangered species posed by the trade in illegal wildlife products.

Sweden's Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia, a former reality show starlet, are expecting their first child in April.

Charles and Camilla will pay a visit to Turangawaewae Marae as part of their visit to New Zealand next month.

It appears Richie McCaw is in royal favour - now that England are no longer around for the All Blacks to knock out of the Rugby World Cup.

Richie McCaw has made an appearance at an exclusive reception hosted by the Queen and Prince Harry at Buckingham Palace.

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has made an appearance at an exclusive reception hosted by the Queen and Prince Harry at Buckingham Palace. Coach Steve Hansen and Tony Woodcock describe what it was like and update on preparations to tackle the old for France in Cardiff.

An online seller is asking for $1800 for a lock of the late Princess Diana's hair.

Pippa Middleton has split up from Nico Jackson, her boyfriend of three years, the Daily Mail revealed.