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William and Kate land in Kelowna for wine tasting and volleyball match

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge headed to Kelowna today for a public event at UBC's Okanagan campus, and then a private wine tasting at a local vineyard.

Royal couple's only public event in Kelowna is at UBC Okanagan, before private event at vineyard

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and B.C. Premier Christy Clark arrive for an event at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus in Kelowna, B.C., on Tuesday. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge headed to聽Kelowna, B.C.,聽today for a public event at聽UBC's聽Okanagan聽campus, and then a private wine tasting at a local vineyard.

Prince William and Kate will spend most of their day in Premier Christy Clark's riding in聽Kelowna, before heading to Yukon in the evening.聽

They're making two stops during their short stay in聽Kelowna, but their 2:10 p.m.聽visit to the聽Mission Hill Winery is not open to the general public.

Welcoming crowd at UBC

Their first stop was a public event at the University of British Columbia's聽Okanagan聽campus聽earlier in the afternoon, where a聽large crowd awaited their arrival.

After presiding over the dedication of a plaque marking the聽10th聽anniversary of the school, the royal couple viewed a large piece of Indigenous art commissioned to honour the partnership between the university and the聽Okanagan聽Nation Alliance.

They watched a volleyball match in the school's gym聽before heading off to a private event at the Mission Hill winery.

William and Kate will fly to Whitehorse later in the afternoon, where they will聽meet the public at the airport at 6:10 p.m. PT.

They will spend Wednesday in Yukon聽before returning to Victoria later in the day.

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