The Duke of Cambridge has received a hongi, a traditional Maori greeting, from New Zealand’s prime minister on arrival in Auckland. William performed the symbolic pressing of noses with Jacinda ...

The King has shared a traditional greeting gesture with a Maori advocate at the official launch of his environmental charity. Charles, 76, shared a hongi – a traditional Maori greeting where two ...

Meanwhile, Harry and other members of the royal family have become masters of the intimate greeting over the years. The father-to-be performed a hongi when he arrived in New Zealand back in 2015.

In fact, Prince Charles wasn’t trying out a new form of salutation, it’s actually a traditional Māori greeting called a hongi that is standard for the area.