Almost 40 years ago and were about to embark on their first overseas trip, a gruelling 40 days of heat and dust criss-crossing Australia and at the height of the southern hemisphere summer.Charles was 34 and the Princess just 21 for a tour that was to see not just the birth of ‘Di-mania’ but also the beginnings of the mistrust and resentment that were, within a decade, to overwhelm the marriage.Four decades on and William and Kate next week will leave for their first official visit abroad in their new status as Prince and Princess of Wales. At 40, both are older, wiser and more mature than the Prince’s parents and their three days in the U.S. city of Boston should be a breeze.
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