Rare chance to see Cambridges as a family of four

This was a still rare chance to see the Cambridges as a family of four.

Prince William and his wife continue to shield their children from the spotlight.

They landed in a city named after William's great-great-great-great-grandmother.

Despite the honour, Queen Victoria never made it to this part of her empire.

Her descendants will be here for eight days.

They represent the future, as things stand, of the throne she once occupied - in both the UK and some 4,000 miles away in Canada - where the British crown replaced a French one.

Despite a sizeable minority of the population yearning for a Canadian-born head of state, there is, as yet, no concrete political drive to change the status quo.

That status will be bolstered - at the very least emotionally - in the coming days by the images that will be captured of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and their parents.