ABC The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pose in front of Uluru.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with about 100 young musicians and tried their hands at DJing on a short visit to Adelaide's northern suburbs on Wednesday.
Prince William and Catherine spent about three hours in the suburb of Elizabeth, named after the Queen, where thousands gathered for a glimpse of the Royal couple.
The pair visited the Northern Sound System, an alternative learning centre that uses music to engage with disadvantaged young people, where they watched hip-hop dancing and a performance of original rap songs.
The Royal couple also had a go at spinning some tracks on the DJ decks and watched some breakdancing.
"She was fantastic," Shane Petersen, a workshop facilitator in the hip hop class the couple visited, said of Catherine's ability to scratch a beat. "But [William] can fly a helicopter so it's horses for courses."
William, second in line to the British throne and a trained military helicopter pilot, also spoke of his taste in music, saying: "I like house music. I still like a bit of rock'n'roll and the classics and a bit of R'n'B."
The 31-year-old prince added a blue sky to an aerosol artwork before watching a BMX and scooter display.
Skateboarder Luke Haldenby presented the Duke and Duchess with a custom-made skateboard for their little prince.
"We gave them a skateboard that had 'George' on the bottom and it was green and it had Australian flags on both sides and kangaroos," he said.
"[Prince William] loved it and Kate thought that the design was nice."
Catherine also spoke to six-year-old Lauren Stephenson, whose cancer has been in remission for two years and who handed the Duchess a bouquet of flowers.
In Elizabeth the Royal couple moved along the barricades lining the streets to greet the crowds, shaking hands with well-wishers and accepting gifts, before unveiling a plaque outside a new plaza named in honour of Prince George.
The Duke and Duchess touched down at the Edinburgh RAAF base about 10:40am (ACST), and the couple were met on the tarmac by dignitaries including South Australian Governor Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce and Acting Premier John Rau.
They attended a civic reception at the Playford Civic Centre, hosted by the Governor.
Officials earlier predicted the crowd along the streets could reach up to 50,000.
The Duke and Duchess have now headed back to Canberra to be reunited with their son.
Elizabeth: A Royal suburbThe suburb of Elizabeth, created in 1955, has enjoyed Royal visits before.
The monarch visited the suburb eight years later, turning on the tap for the newly constructed water fountain in the heart of the city.
The suburb was developed at a time when many migrants were moving from the United Kingdom to live in Adelaide.
It is a Labor stronghold where the local Holden plant has been the main source of employment.
But the car manufacturer's announcement that it would cease production in Australia by 2017 came as a major blow to the community. Hundreds of workers are now looking to transition into other industries.
Youth unemployment has also been a big problem in Adelaide's northern suburbs. Figures released by the Bureau of Statistics in February showed 19.7 per cent of people aged between 15 and 24 were unemployed.
Playford Mayor Glenn Docherty said the Royal visit would be an opportunity to remove negative stereotypes that have plagued the community.
"I think it will change perceptions [of] many people in South Australia who may not necessarily think positively, or much, about Elizabeth or Playford," he said.
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