Prince Andrew the Duke of York visits the Gold Coast and meets royal fans
IT wasn’t the ideal first impression of the Gold Coast. Prince Andrew’s convoy had to divert into the shoulder lanes of the M1 to avoid 20km of gridlock this morning. But when he arrived, it was to much fanfare.
Gold Coast
Don't miss out on the headlines from Gold Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News.
IT wasn’t really a royal welcome ... or an ideal first impression of the Gold Coast.
The motorcade of His Royal Highness Prince Andrew the Duke of York, KG, had to divert into the shoulder lanes of the M1 to avoid 20km of gridlock this morning.
But when the Prince, who is sixth in line to the throne, arrived at Bond University this morning, it was to much fanfare.
It is the first time royalty has arrived on the Gold Coast in decades.
HRH, followed by an entourage of staff and security, arrived at Bond University at 10.30am to a crowd of welcoming students.
Prince Andrew is heading to the Gold Coast to judge an entrepreneur event at @BondUniversity. #9News https://t.co/OnAftxQDea pic.twitter.com/FU1uze0eRz
— Nine News Gold Coast (@9NewsGoldCoast) September 22, 2017
He commented he hadn’t seen much of the Gold Coast ‘except the inside of a car and a traffic jam’.
Today HRH will listen to proposals for his international passion project Pitch@Palace.
HRH will select the best eight of 17 proposals to progress to a Sydney round.
If they are successful in Sydney they will travel to St James’s Palace in Westminster to compete with entrepreneurs from across the globe.
Crowds gather to welcome Prince Andrew to @BondUniversity. He'll judge pitches for new business ideas this afternoon. @abcgoldcoast pic.twitter.com/hBp6arlPhn
— Lucy Murray (@lucymurray53) September 22, 2017
HRH is passionate about using his connections to foster businesses searching for solutions to modern problems.
It is understood the start ups The Duke has helped develop businesses which have a combined turnover of £350 million since the project began in 2014.
‘Never be same without my son’: Mum’s Gold Coast crash anguish
Friends and family are paying tribute to a young Gold Coast man who died age 28 when he lost control of a car was driving at Coolangatta on Australia Day morning.
‘It’ll end in a death of a child’: War of words as watchhouses overcrowd
Gold Coast police officers fear there could be a death in custody as a special investigation by the Bulletin reveals just how crammed the lockup have become. Full details