Duchess Kate Middleton ‘loving it all’ on maiden visit to India

Kate Middleton, who was casually chatting with the Indian community and the diplomatic fraternity in the Capital, had a brief chat with The Indian Express, as she walked on the lawns of the British Commissioner’s residence.

The occasion was to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday, ahead of the actual birthday on April 21.

Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, is “loving it all” in her maiden India visit. “People are so friendly, met lovely children yesterday, we are loving it all, and I am looking forward to go back with some wonderful memories,” she told The Indian Express Monday, in her first comments in Delhi.

Middleton, who was casually chatting with the Indian community and the diplomatic fraternity in the Capital, had a brief chat with The Indian Express, as she walked on the lawns of the British Commissioner’s residence. The occasion was to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday, ahead of the actual birthday on April 21.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton, arrived in New Delhi Monday, after a day-and-a-half in Mumbai. Prince William, who also walked along the rope line with his wife, later said about the Queen, “She might be the grandmother, but she is the boss.”

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Speaking admiringly about Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, he said his children Prince George and Princess Charlotte were “lucky” to have her as their great grandmother and she will remain a role model for them for life.

“This is the first time Catherine and I have been to India and we have been incredibly impressed to see just how much this great country is on the move, and how India’s dynamism is matched by the warmth and welcome of its diverse people,” said Prince William.

A message of the Queen was also read out at the reception, hosted in honour of the visiting royal couple by British High Commissioner Dominic Asquith. Politicians, diplomats and socialites, among others, were at the event.

Shubhajit Roy

Shubhajit Roy, Diplomatic Editor at The Indian Express, has been a journalist for more than 25 years now. Roy joined The Indian Express in October 2003 and has been reporting on foreign affairs for more than 17 years now. Based in Delhi, he has also led the National government and political bureau at The Indian Express in Delhi — a team of reporters who cover the national government and politics for the newspaper. He has got the Ramnath Goenka Journalism award for Excellence in Journalism ‘2016. He got this award for his coverage of the Holey Bakery attack in Dhaka and its aftermath. He also got the IIMCAA Award for the Journalist of the Year, 2022, (Jury’s special mention) for his coverage of the fall of Kabul in August 2021 — he was one of the few Indian journalists in Kabul and the only mainstream newspaper to have covered the Taliban’s capture of power in mid-August, 2021. ... Read More

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