William and Kate leave baby at home for week’s visit to exclusive holiday atoll

Though Prince George will miss the Maldives, he will be with his parents in New Zealand and Australia next month

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  Though Prince George will miss the Maldives, he will be with his parents in New Zealand and Australia next month John Stillwell/PA

He is meant to be on a farming course at Cambridge, she has just returned from a week on Mustique: what better way, then, for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to prepare for their tour of New Zealand and Australia by going on holiday to an exclusive resort in the Maldives?