It is the prince's first major foreign visit since 2011 when he accompanied the Queen on a tour of Australia.

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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will tour Australia for 11 days from next Wednesday ahead of a meeting of Commonwealth leaders there.

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The Queen had been set to tour the museum's Australia Landscape exhibition ahead of her visit to the country next week.

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Fashion icon and queen of the wrap dress Diane von Furstenberg just unveiled her most recent hotel project in Australia.

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After going on loan to Queen of the South in 2005, he switched to Clyde before a brief spell in Australia with Armadale.

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Last month, Bilal Philips, barred from entering Australia because of security concerns, was scheduled as guest of honour at the Queen Mary University Islamic Society's (ISOC) annual dinner.

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