Royal couple Will and Kate are Bollywood-bound! Here's the full scoop of their India trip in April

Will and Kate will rub shoulders with Bollywood's biggest celebs at a grand gala on their first night in India

30 Mar, 2016

Bollywood is set to entertain some royal visitors next month.

Prince William and Princess Kate will mingle with India's biggest stars at a grand gala on April 10, the first night of their week-long trip to the country, reports People.com.

The royal couple will get a real-time introduction to Bollywood, as the dinner reception being held in their honour in Mumbai will feature dance and musical performances. The fundraiser is being hosted by The British High Commission in partnership with The British Asian Trust, reports Daily Mail.

After a night with India's entertainment industry, the royal couple will visit slums around the Malabar Hill area, where some street cricket with the kids may also be on the agenda.

This is William and Kate's first international trip since their New York sojourn in 2014. They will be travelling without their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

Prince William's mother Princess Diana made a famous solo trip to India in 1992, a month before the announcement of her separation from Prince Charles - Photo courtesy People.com

Another celebration is planned for the night of their second day in India: a garden party to mark Queen Elizabeth's upcoming 90th birthday. William is to "use the occasion to personally pay tribute to his grandmother with a speech to the invited guests," his spokesman said at the Buckingham Palace briefing.

Also on their itinerary is a tour of the home of Mahatma Gandhi (that will include the spot where he was assassinated on January 30, 1948), a safari at the remote Kaziranga National Park and a meeting with the folks running Elephant Family, the elephant sanctuary supported by the family of Prince William's stepmother Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

They will round off their week-long trip with a tour of the Taj Mahal, where William's mother Princess Diana made a famous solo visit in 1992, a month before the announcement of her separation from Prince Charles.

The couple is reported to be staying at the Taj Palace Hotel, which was one of the scenes of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November 2008.

Will and Kate will also spend two days in Bhutan, where they will visit that country's king and queen and likely see the royal couple's newborn son.

Comments

Rashid Sultan Mar 30, 2016 12:15pm

Wish the royal couple a happy holiday.

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salman Mar 30, 2016 12:24pm

I dont think there is a more useless job to have than being a prince these days. No power over deciding what you want to do other than waving at cameras

Vinay Mar 30, 2016 12:26pm

Everybody want to come india .....

ripan Mar 30, 2016 12:41pm

yeah whatever,who cares

Syed Mar 30, 2016 12:44pm

The Royal Couple should do some thing for harmony in Pakistan India relations in this visit.

Ramesh Manghirmalani Mar 30, 2016 12:45pm

welcome to India.

prasant Mar 30, 2016 01:40pm

When are they coming to pakistan?

Kranti Mar 30, 2016 01:54pm

Nice iternary. Hearty welcome to India...

Skeptic Mar 30, 2016 01:55pm

With thousand s British jobs at TATA Steel at stake, back in the UK, sure, even the Queen herself could come to Bollywood to rub shoulders with some Indians.

sudhir Mar 30, 2016 02:16pm

Slums near Malabar Hills? Malabar Hills is surrounded by other plush Mumbai areas and the sea.

Sreenivasa Rajiv Mar 30, 2016 02:29pm

This is a slap for those who called India was unsafe for their celebs and players. Welcome to India.

Zak Mar 30, 2016 02:37pm

They will see the magnificence of the Great Mughal rule in Taj Mahal. They will get sick by food and Then leave.

Masood Mar 30, 2016 04:00pm

@Vinay ; But why ?

Robby Mar 30, 2016 04:39pm

@Zak You are a big failure in prediction

Skeptic Mar 30, 2016 04:41pm

@salman I bet you wouldn't say that if you were a Prince and enjoyed the Royal privileges and prestige.

Sunil Varma Mar 30, 2016 05:12pm

@Zak the Lucknow Mughal food is par excellence...something that is not found anywhere else in the subcontinent... not even in Old Delhi where the descendants of the Royal Mughal cooks continue the 500 year old tradition.

ripan Mar 30, 2016 07:21pm

@Zak thanks..we love our mughal heritage..

Vinay Mar 30, 2016 10:00pm

@Masood to see indian culture n to eat indian curry n to see india's historical place ..... anything else u want to now brother .....

Vinay Mar 30, 2016 10:05pm

@Zak sorry but pakistanis r not mughals or turks......

Sunil Mar 30, 2016 11:08pm

@Zak World cup T-20 is hosted by India, no one complained about the food, even Pakistan team enjoyed the Indian hospitality.

MIMI from USA Mar 31, 2016 06:27am

@prasant like never, like obama

MIMI from USA Mar 31, 2016 06:29am

@Zak the grapes are extremely sour and getting worse day by day .

M. Emad Mar 31, 2016 08:16am

When Lollywood ?

Yousuf Mar 31, 2016 04:48pm

India should always welcome everyone however at the same time India should ask Royal couples to pressure British govt in returning back Indian treasures and artefact back to India which were looted by British.

Loka Apr 01, 2016 07:49am

Why are they not going to Pakistan? Why no one visits Pakistan anymore?