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Back of the net! Prince Harry scores winner on final leg of NZ tour

Prince Harry has finished his tour of New Zealand by scoring the winning goal during a Saturday morning kick-around in Auckland. The Prince was asked to captain a five-a-side team as part of an event to promote the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which will be hosted in the country in June. Leading out a New Zealand team of 12-14 year olds, the prince (pictured) gave them a pep talk before giving the opposition a good runaround, eventually striking home the final goal of the game securing a 7-6 win for his side.

I have heard so many wonderful things about Kiwis from The Queen, from my father, and more recently from my brother and sister-in-law, following their time here with George last year. I can’t believe it’s taken me over 30 years to get here but I am delighted that I’ve finally made it.

Prince Harry’s main speech of the tour when he talked to an audience of emergency workers

Even if it did seem like a set up, it was the perfect finish to a hectic and varied royal tour, which has seen the prince travel across the North and South Islands visiting as many communities as possible in seven days.He’s taken part in a Maori Haka. met a 100-year-old reptile called Henry, travelled to the remote Stewart Island and been propositioned by dozens of women on walkabouts. The final day of his trip continued along a sporting theme with a tour of the AUT Millennium Institute, a centre for high performance and emerging athletes. He took part in a training session and met up with more New Zealand sportsmen and women including paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe, and triathlon Olympic gold medallist, Hamish Carter.

This part of the role (royal duties) is fantastic but I and William - both of us - feel as though we need to have a wage as well (as) to work with normal people, to keep us sane, to keep us ticking along.

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