Prince William and Catherine to visit Australia in April, Kensington Palace confirms Family visit...Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, are set to visit Australia in April. Picture: AP/Michael Middleton Source: AP AUSTRALIANS may get a glimpse of future king Prince George as Kensingston Palace confirm Prince William and Catherine will visit Australia next year. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit Australia and New Zealand in April next year, Kensington Palace says. Their son, Prince George, is expected to join them. The news comes as the UK's phone-hacking trial heard that Prince William said in a voicemail to Kate Middleton that he had almost been shot on a training exercise. It's thought the royal couple are likely to bring Prince George but Kensington Palace said a final decision will be made nearer the time. Such a royal tour would be reminiscent of the 1983 trip undertaken by Prince Charles and Princess Diana with a then nine-month-old William. The official confirmation comes after William revealed the plans to visit Australia at a show in Wales earlier this year. The trip to Australia will be William and Kate's third tour together having previously visited Canada in 2011 and southeast Asia in 2012.