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THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to receive the highest award from the South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu - effectively for just going there.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to receive the highest award from Tuvalu
Discussions are under way for William and Kate to be invited to an investiture in London to each receive the Tuvalu Order of Merit in recognition of their 2012 visit to the Polynesian nation of nine tiny islands with a combined population of 11,200 spread over 10 square miles.
Their visit there as part of a tour of Asia and the Pacific marking the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012 produced iconic images of the royal couple.
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