Los Angeles — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge step into the bright Southern California sunshine as they prepare to descend the stairway.

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Los Angeles — Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, carries a bouquet of flowers upon arrival.

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Los Angeles — Prince William and Catherine are welcomed to Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles — Prince William and Catherine are welcomed to Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles — Catherine chats with British Ambassador Sir Nigel Sheinwald, left, while Gov. Jerry Brown looks on as the royal couple are welcomed to Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles — Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is seen before the royal couple leaves the airport for their first engagement in Beverly Hills.

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Los Angeles — The Royal Canadian Air Force A310 aircraft carrying Prince William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arrives at Los Angeles International Airport.

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Los Angeles — Prince William shakes hands with a member of the flight crew as he and Catherine alight the aircraft.

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Los Angeles — Areany Tolentino, 15, of Hancock Park waits for the royal motorcade to drive through the area after Prince William and Catherine arrived in Los Angeles late Friday afternoon.

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Los Angeles — Felice Kaplan, 52, and Aleksandra Martinobic, 18, both of Los Angeles, wait for the royal couple's motorcade.

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Beverly Hills — A crowd gathered in the lobby of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills in hopes of catching a glimpse of Prince William and Catherine as they left the hotel on Friday. But the couple used a different exit.

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Beverly Hills — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge talk with Michelle Price, right, of Hewlett-Packard at Variety's Venture Capital and New Media Summit at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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Beverly Hills — Prince William participates in a panel with Chad Troutwine, left, co-founder of Veritas Prep and a producer of the film "Freakonomics," during Variety's Venture Capital and New Media Summit at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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Beverly Hills — Prince William and Catherine share smiles during Variety's Venture Capital and New Media Summit at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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Los Angeles — Roxy Cowan, 10, holds a sign she made to welcome the royal couple's motorcade.

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Los Angeles — Danny Dalipe of Los Angeles waits for the royal couple's motorcade.

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Los Angeles — California Highway Patrol officers keep a small crowd back as the royal couple's motorcade passed through.

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Los Angeles — Karen Cowan waves the royal flag of Scotland while waiting for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to arrive at the British consul-general's residence in Hancock Park. Cowan said she chose to show off the flag because William and Catherine first met in Scotland.

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Los Angeles — Police officers stand guard at a roadblock near the British consul-general's residence in Hancock Park, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be staying.

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Los Angeles — Vida Largaespada, 67, holds a photo of Princess Diana while waiting for the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the British consul-general's residence in Hancock Park.

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Beverly Hills — Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, appears on a panel at Variety's Venture Capital and New Media Summit at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday.

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Beverly Hills — William and Catherine are greeted by Paul J. Wright, left, an English barrister, and Neil Stiles, right, president of Variety, on Friday. The royal couple were attending Variety's Venture Capital and New Media Summit at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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Los Angeles — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge look on during remarks by Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Britain's ambassador to the United States, during a private reception at the British Consulate-General's residence in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles — Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, speaks to guests at the private reception in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles — Gov. Jerry Brown, standing with his wife, Anne Gust Brown, speaks at a reception honoring Prince William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, background right, at the home of the British Consulate-General in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles — Prince William talks with soccer star David Beckham at a private reception in Los Angeles.

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