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Royals return

Report

The Duke and the Duchess's last day in California focussed on gritty rather than glitzy events.

After a night at a BAFTA reception,where the emphasis was on young talent and much of the focus was on the stars and the dresses on display, the couple visited an arts project in a poor neighbourhood of Los Angeles and a jobs fair for American former service personnel¹ seeking work.

Prince William, an RAF search and rescue pilot, takes a keen interest in veterans' affairs.

"This is the last event on our tour of North America but to my mind it's one of the seriously most important. This is because it's about men and women who, of their own free will, choose to put their life on the line for their country."

William and Kate are returning home after a tour of Canada and America which was a significant milestone² in their life together and in her new life as a royal.

Peter Hunt, BBC Royal Correspondent

1 personnel   

n.[总称]人员，员工，人事部门

参考例句：

• The personnel are not happy to change these rules.全体工作人员对改变这些规定很不高兴。
• Personnel has lost my tax forms.人事部门把我的税收表格给弄丢了。

2 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。