Duchess of Cambridge ready for trekking to Paro Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest monastery in Bhutan

The Duchess of Cambridge is believed to be packing 12 to 15 outfits for her upcoming six-day tour of India and Bhutan and, among many other things, she is including her £106 Hillmaster boots in her luggage for the trek to Paro Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest monastery built on a Himalayan rock face in Bhutan.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 3 April 2016.

The Royal Couple of Kate and William will fly into Mumbai next Sunday for the trip where they will be given a welcome ceremony at the Oval Maidan cricket ground.
She has packed formal dresses for her engagements apart from a pair of hiking boots. The last time she wore the practical footwear was during a trip to Borneo with William when they abseiled in the jungle.
From 10 to 16 April they will undertake a six day tour during which they will take in a safari at Kaziranga national park where they will visit an elephant sanctuary set up by Mark Shand, the late brother of the Duchess of Cornwall. Other engagements include watching children play cricket and undertake a grueling six hour hike to the Tiger's Nest monastery in the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.
The monastery is situated on the side of a rocky cliff 3,000 feet above the Paro valley in Bhutan and at 10,000 feet it can be difficult to breathe comfortably while exercising vigorously.
They will also visit the poverty-stricken streets of Mumbai - made famous by Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire and will meet and play with children who live in slums around the city. They will also go to Malabar Hill to see people who are living in tough circumstances in a small slum.


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#DuchessOfCambridge #RoyalBaby #fakebelly It is a fact that Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, left hospital a few hours after giving birth to her daughter and she looked so radiant. And, that has sent tongues wagging, especially in Russia as reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 4 May 2015.

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