Royal couple leaves Gardens By The Bay, next Queenstown at 2.30pm

Good afternoon! We are at strathmore ave now where a crowd has gathered in anticipation of the royal couple. -- ST PHOTO: MELISSA PANG

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, receiving a bouquet of flowers as she makes her way around the Supertree Grove, meeting with the crowd at Gardens by the Bay, on Sept 12, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

Prince William greeting the crowd at the Supertree Grove in Gardens by the Bay, on Sept 12, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

Prince William wiping away his perspiration as he and his wife Catherine make their way to the tree planting session after meeting the crowd at the Supertree Grove in Gardens by the Bay, on Sept 12, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, at Gardens by the Bay, on Sept 12, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, meeting the crowd at the Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay, on Sept 12, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

Prince William waves to the crowd as he and his wife Catherine start their tour at Gardens by the Bay, on Sept 12, 2012. With them is Dr Kiat W. Tan (front seat, left), CEO of Gardens by the Bay. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

Prince William greeting the crowd at the Supertree Grove in Gardens by the Bay, on Sept 12, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, meeting the crowd at the Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay, on Sept 12, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

Prince William greeting the crowd at the Supertree Grove in Gardens by the Bay, on Sept 12, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

The duke and duchess separated to shake hands with the crowd. A girl in the crowd asked Prince William what superpower he would pick  if he could have one, and he said invisibility. When the girl posed the same question to Kate, she said "I'd pick invisibility too so that William can't sneak up on me."  -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

Feeling especially pleased is little Amber Rathbone, 4. She handed Prince William a stalk of yellow orchids and  shook his hand. "He said I looked pretty," said Amber. -- ST PHOTO: MELISSA PANG

The duchess stooping to talk to some young fans from tanglin trust school -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

The crowd rush for a picture of the royal couple. -- ST PHOTO: MELISSA PANG

Fans go crazy for the duchess. Catherine is wearing an Alexander McQueen white broderie anglaise suit -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

The royal couple arrive and get out of their buggy to meet fans at the Supertree Grove -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

Excited fans run down to get a better view of the couple whose buggy has temporarily stopped. People are screaming for Kate. -- ST PHOTO: MELISSA PANG

At least 3000 people are here, lined up all around the periphery of the supertree grove, waiting for the royal couple to return from their tour of the cloud dome. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

Undergraduates Joy Lim (left) and Grace Lee didn't sleep all night to make this sign and showed up this morning at 7am to claim a prime spot. Said Ms Lee, 19: "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that I will tell my grandkids about." -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

Children chant "Will, you're brill. Kate, you're great!". -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

Crowd at arrival centre goes wild and royal couple arrives. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

Accountants Joanna Ubana (left) and Christina Torres, both 30, have flown in specially from Manila to see Prince William. They've been fans of the prince since young. -- PHOTO: MELISSA PANG

Prince William and Catherine wave to the crowds as their buggy drives slowly by. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

Young fans made signs to welcome the couple at the supertree grove.  -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

A crowd has gathered at the Supertree Grove, braving the sun in the hopes of seeing the royal couple. -- PHOTO: MELISSA PANG

A crowd has already started to gather at the Gardens by the Bay, including around 50 schoolchildren from the Tanglin Trust School here who are decked out with union jack flags. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

Japanese Kayoko Koike,46, (left) and Polish Irena Gasiorek, 45, (right) came on behalf of their 15-year-old daughters who begged them to come as they couldn't skip school themselves. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

The crowd waiting for the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Gardens by the Bay. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

It's not the official point for the public to meet the royals but around 100 eager members of the public decided to skip the Supertree Grove to catch a glimpse of the couple at the arrival centre near the taxi stand. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI

Rolls-Royce staff at Seletar getting ready to welcome the royal couple.-- ST PHOTO: KARAMJIT KAUR