KATOOMBA is famous for its Three Sisters, but the locals are hoping this picturesque outcrop will be overshadowed by a bigger, and royal, trio.
The town in NSW's Blue Mountains will be visited by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge around 1pm (AEST) on Thursday, where they will meet tourism heads and indigenous leaders at the Echo Point lookout.
Earlier in the day, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will meet with residents of Winmalee, a nearby town that was badly affected by bushfires in 2013.
The region is recovering after a huge fire complex raged through the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, burning more than 50,000 hectares of bush and destroying more than 200 homes.
"What it says is that the world hasn't forgotten what happened in October 2013," Blue Mountains mayor Mark Greenhill told AAP of the royal visit.
"It means long after the smoke has cleared people still remember and I think that is very important."
He said there was "great excitement" among townspeople who were keen to get a glimpse of Prince William and Kate, and he hoped the media coverage would also show how the region was open for business.
"The economy has not recovered from the fires and we need to attract visitors back to the mountains ... This coverage will bring people back."
The duke and duchess will also meet with members of the Mountain Youth Services Team (MYST), a not-for-profit group that helps vulnerable or at-risk teens.
The day will conclude with a meeting at Admiralty House in Sydney with Prime Minister Tony Abbott. It is not known whether Prince George will make an appearance.
The royals arrived in Sydney from New Zealand on Wednesday.
This is the Duchess' first official visit to Australia and follows Prince William's visit in March 2011 to Queensland and Victoria.
It comes 30 years since Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, visited Australia and New Zealand for six weeks with William when he was Prince George's age.
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