Prince William is greeted at Wellington International Airport by the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark

The Prince poses for well-wishers as he is chaperoned into the hotel by head coach Sir Clive Woodward

William meets up Lions players and commiserates with the injured captain Brian O'Driscoll, saying: "Bad luck, old mate"

Gordon Bulloch said he hoped the Prince would join the Lions for training: "He's meant to be quite good," the hooker said

During his 10-day stay in New Zealand, William is carrying out his first solo official public engagement

William practices his passing as he takes part in a Lions training session at Basin Reserve in Wellington

Charlie Hodgson takes the Prince through a kicking routine as part of his introduction to the Lions training techniques

William appears to have been taught well by the England fly-half as he launches a huge kick downfield