Sep 23, 2005, 14:20 GMT
Britain's Prince Andrew will visit New Zealand next week.
The Duke of York, who arrives in the country on September 28, will pay a visit to New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (RNZALR), according to the New Zealand Herald newspaper.
Andrew, who has two daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, is Colonel-in-Chief of the RNZALR, which is also known as The Duke Of York's Own.
The prince is set to meet with soldiers and the Linton and Trentham military camps and will also visit the 3rd Logistic Battalion near Nelson on the country's South Island.
Earlier this year, Prince Andrew's nephew, Prince William, toured New Zealand.
During his trip, the young royal visited a Maori village in Kaikoura, where he learned how to rub noses with the tribal chiefs for a traditional greeting, and was taught the Maori war dance, the Haka.
The rugby-loving prince threw himself into learning the complex ritual dance, grimacing and poking out his tongue, while tribal chiefs tutored him in the dance famously performed by the All Blacks rugby team.
An onlooker said the second-in-line to the throne really got into the spirit of the haka.
He revealed at the time: "It was an astonishing sight. William was doing the war dance with his tongue hanging out and pulling the face just like you see on the rugby.
"He's not normally scary, but on this occasion he did look frightening."
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