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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watched a sheep shearing session
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spent their third day in Australia at the famed Sydney Royal Easter Show.
The couple, during the second leg of their trip Down Under, toured elaborate displays of produce grouped by Australian regions.
They were also greeted by a well-mannered ram named Fred, who bowed to them on one knee as they went to watch a sheep-shearing display.
William and Kate arrived in Australia on Wednesday having toured New Zealand.
They arrived with Prince George in tow, but the eight-month-old did not attend the agricultural show.
His parents are expected to bring him to Taronga zoo in Sydney on Sunday where an enclosure housing bilbys - a rabbit-like marsupial - will be named after him.
Bowing ramAt the event on Friday, the duchess, wearing a white Zimmermann dress, joked that William could use a tuft of alpaca wool to cover his bald patch.
Exhibitor Lyn Crejan showed the pair the wool as she talked them through a display of fruit and vegetables.
The 67-year-old farmer, from the settlement of Glenn Innes in New South Wales, said: "The prince was interested in the alpaca and as I showed it to them the princess said he should put it on his head.
"She said, 'You need it more than me,' and pointed to his head and he laughed."
The Sydney Royal Easter Show, which runs for 14 days, attracts more than 900,000 visitors every year.
Billed as an event that "brings the country to the city", it features prize-winning livestock, from beef cattle and merino sheep to horses and goats.
Other animals make an appearance, such as lizards and alpacas.
Visitors can also take part in pig patting, chuck washing and cow milking.
As William and Kate entered the Cox Pavilion, where a sheep-shearing display was taking place, they received a formal welcome from Fred the ram.
The six-year-old merino ram went down on one knee with help from his owner Jim Murray.
A delighted William and Kate stroked Fred and gave him some treats.
"He's very intelligent, sheep are highly trainable if they're treated right," Mr Murray said.
"I only found out they wanted him to do this a fortnight ago. The duke and duchess were very impressed with his size and stature and how soft his wool was."
William and Kate spent Thursday touring the Blue Mountains region near Sydney, where they took in the sights and met people whose homes had been destroyed in devastating bushfires last year.
The couple, along with baby George, will spend 10 days in Australia, visiting its famous sites, honouring its war dead and meeting locals.
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