Despite the Earl of Wessex's decades of royal training, nothing could prepare him for a crash course in Aussie Rules football in the sizzling Top End sun.
Students put Prince Edward through his paces on the footy field, and were left surprised by his down-to-earth natureThe prince visited schools in Alice Springs and Darwin before a colourful reception at Government House
As part of a visit to Sanderson Middle School in Darwin's northern suburbs, Prince Edward, the youngest of Queen Elizabeth's children, met with young Territorians undertaking the Duke of Edinburgh Award Program. While other students showed off their footy skills, Mahlea-Jo Anderson gave the Earl a few handballing tips."He went pretty good, but on the first go the ball just went to the floor.""A bit of accuracy," she added, would also not go astray.
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