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After gifting a white cotton shawl and traditional Puneri Pagadi headgear, Mumbai’s dabbawalas will send one more present – a panchaloha crown – to King Charles III in the wake of his grand coronation ceremony in London on May 6, Saturday.
“The King will have a crown and so we are sending this crown, made of five metals, as a token of our love and respect for Prince Charles, who recognised our hard work and met us and appreciated us,” Subhash Talekar one of the active members of the Mumbai Dabbawala Association.
The grand ceremony will be held at Westminster Abbey.
The famous Mumbai’s dabbawalas, known for flawlessly supplying lunchboxes from homes to workplaces, have had a strong bond with the British monarch. In 2003, Charles, who was then the Prince of Wales, during his visit to India had met the dabbawalas. He praised their professionalism in the prompt delivery of food. Later in 2005 two members of the dabbawala community – Sopan Mare and Raghunath Medge – were invited to London to attend the royal wedding of Charles and Camilla Parker.
The dabbawalas have been in service for over 130 years. Though they won’t be visiting London for the historic event, they want to make sure to send some gifts to King Charles and his wife Queen Consort Camilla the British embassy.
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