Taj Mumbai welcomes Prince William and Kate, the fourth generation of British monarchy

Prince William and Kate have rounded off their first day in Mumbai, the city of dreams, with a charity show by artistes from the Hindi film industry led by Shah Rukh Khan. Before that, the Royal couple had engaged in a dusty exchange with slum children over a game of dodgeball at the Oval.
Taj Mumbai welcomed William and Kate who are the fourth generation of British monarchy. The Taj Mahal Palace had hosted King George V and Queen Mary in 1911, in whose honor the Gateway of India was built. Then came a visit by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1961 and, subsequently, twice by Prince Charles. He had come once in 1983, and again in 2013 with wife Camilla.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 12 April 2016.

Celebrities from Bollywood and the business world were present at the charity dinner was held at the Ballroom of the Taj Palace Hotel. The fundraiser was co-hosted by the British High Commission and the British Asian Trust and was held to support three charities that the Duke and Duchess had met earlier in the day. These are Doorstep School, Magic Bus and Childline.
The Duke and Duchess also got a live introduction to the song and dance routine that is typical of Hindi cinema. The hotel staff had prepared a classic Indian vegetarian lunch complete with Alphonso mangoes and malpua with rabdi for dessert - but, the royal couple did not eat lunch at the hotel.


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