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| Prince Harry tours New Jersey and New York with Chris Christie, David Cameron and a big red London bus | Prince Harry tours New Jersey and New York with Chris Christie, David Cameron and a big red London bus |
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| Prince Harry was in New Jersey on the fifth day of his US tour on Tuesday morning, visiting areas recovering after being devastated by Hurricane Sandy last October. | Prince Harry was in New Jersey on the fifth day of his US tour on Tuesday morning, visiting areas recovering after being devastated by Hurricane Sandy last October. |
| The prince was given a guided tour by the state governor Chris Christie, and while both men upheld an earlier promise by Christie to remain fully clothed, it still looked like they had a good time. | The prince was given a guided tour by the state governor Chris Christie, and while both men upheld an earlier promise by Christie to remain fully clothed, it still looked like they had a good time. |
| Christie and the prince, both clad in open necked shirts, dark trousers and sunglasses, arrived in Mantoloking at just after 10am, where some residents flew union flags to welcome the third-in-line to the throne. | Christie and the prince, both clad in open necked shirts, dark trousers and sunglasses, arrived in Mantoloking at just after 10am, where some residents flew union flags to welcome the third-in-line to the throne. |
| The Associated Press said Harry was presented with a Mantoloking Police baseball cap. He does not appear to have put it on. | The Associated Press said Harry was presented with a Mantoloking Police baseball cap. He does not appear to have put it on. |
| All 521 houses in Mantoloking were damaged or completely destroyed by Sandy. Christie showed the prince where water swept in when the storm hit. The expressed incredulity when told that one spot had been the site of a house. | All 521 houses in Mantoloking were damaged or completely destroyed by Sandy. Christie showed the prince where water swept in when the storm hit. The expressed incredulity when told that one spot had been the site of a house. |
| Incidentally the cap was not the only freebie Harry received. Earlier Christie had presented the prince with a fleece as a token of New Jersey's gratitude. | Incidentally the cap was not the only freebie Harry received. Earlier Christie had presented the prince with a fleece as a token of New Jersey's gratitude. |
| Greeting Prince Harry at the Jersey Shore the best way I know how; with his own Royal Fleece: twitter.com/GovChristie/st… | Greeting Prince Harry at the Jersey Shore the best way I know how; with his own Royal Fleece: twitter.com/GovChristie/st… |
| From the comments – fleece fact: | From the comments – fleece fact: |
| OK, no context given for the fleece. | OK, no context given for the fleece. |
| Christie wore the same fleece jacket all through the storm aftermath. It became something of an icon for him. | Christie wore the same fleece jacket all through the storm aftermath. It became something of an icon for him. |
| With the fleece and baseball cap apparently consigned to the trunk of the royal SUV, Harry and Chris headed to the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, where MTV taped the reality television show Jersey Shore. Other less serious news organisations might be tempted to make a joke about Harry getting a fake tan. | With the fleece and baseball cap apparently consigned to the trunk of the royal SUV, Harry and Chris headed to the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, where MTV taped the reality television show Jersey Shore. Other less serious news organisations might be tempted to make a joke about Harry getting a fake tan. |
| Here they are at Seaside Heights: | Here they are at Seaside Heights: |
| Of course no visit to the seaside is complete without | Of course no visit to the seaside is complete without |
| #PrinceHarry and Governor Christie play games with local children in Seaside Heights, NJ. vine.co/v/bEBaTL36j90 | #PrinceHarry and Governor Christie play games with local children in Seaside Heights, NJ. vine.co/v/bEBaTL36j90 |
| New York | New York |
| Harry later joined British prime minister and fellow Old Etonian David Cameron in New York City. Unfamilar though they were with public transit, Cameron and Harry arrived on a London bus. | Harry later joined British prime minister and fellow Old Etonian David Cameron in New York City. Unfamilar though they were with public transit, Cameron and Harry arrived on a London bus. |
| Harry had changed into a suit by now – the Christie fleece being inappropriate for an event designed to promote British trade. | Harry had changed into a suit by now – the Christie fleece being inappropriate for an event designed to promote British trade. |
| The trade event was held at Milk Studios in the Meatpacking district of Manhattan, where Cameron and Harry were presented with dolls of themselves created by UK firm Makies. The reason for the gift, thoughtful though it was, could not immediately be discerned. | The trade event was held at Milk Studios in the Meatpacking district of Manhattan, where Cameron and Harry were presented with dolls of themselves created by UK firm Makies. The reason for the gift, thoughtful though it was, could not immediately be discerned. |
| From the comments – a theory: | From the comments – a theory: |
| Ooooooh, a Cameron voodoo doll! | Ooooooh, a Cameron voodoo doll! |
| Harry later ditched Cameron (and the suit), for a visit to Harlem, and walked down 100th street to a baseball field where local schoolchildren were waiting. The prince waved politely as he entered the field, where he chatted with children and gamely waved around a baseball bat. | Harry later ditched Cameron (and the suit), for a visit to Harlem, and walked down 100th street to a baseball field where local schoolchildren were waiting. The prince waved politely as he entered the field, where he chatted with children and gamely waved around a baseball bat. |
| "I couldn't believe he was walking," said Ed Hughey, who lives in the neighbourhood. "We all couldn't believe he was walking. I was videoing him and I looked up and said: 'Hey Prince Harry, welcome!' And he looked at me and he goes: 'Hey thank you.'" | "I couldn't believe he was walking," said Ed Hughey, who lives in the neighbourhood. "We all couldn't believe he was walking. I was videoing him and I looked up and said: 'Hey Prince Harry, welcome!' And he looked at me and he goes: 'Hey thank you.'" |
| Hughey said he was pleased the prince was visiting "It's big, it's inspirational and the kids will grow up and say: 'Hey, look who I played ball with.'" | Hughey said he was pleased the prince was visiting "It's big, it's inspirational and the kids will grow up and say: 'Hey, look who I played ball with.'" |
| At one point it appeared, from the cheers, that the prince had hit a baseball. | At one point it appeared, from the cheers, that the prince had hit a baseball. |
| Things did not go entirely well for Harry on Harlem RBI's Field of Dreams, however: | Things did not go entirely well for Harry on Harlem RBI's Field of Dreams, however: |
| Finally, cute | Finally, cute |
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