Kate Middleton, Prince William visit Indian street food restaurant in Birmingham; make hot chapatis

 

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During their lunch at the Indian Streatery — an independent family-run restaurant that opened in 2017 — the Prince answered a call from a customer who rang up to reserve a table for two. “Do we have a seat for two right now?” William can be seen asking Meena Sharma, head chef and co-owner with her husband Rakesh, in a video shared by Daily Mail‘s Rebecca English on Twitter.

Watch the hilarious moment that the Prince of Wales surprised a member of the public when he picked up the phone and helped them to book a table at Indian Streatery, an authentic, family run independent restaurant in Birmingham 🍛 👑 pic.twitter.com/SqXj3zkICU

— Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) April 20, 2023

“Half past two?” he suggested to Vinay Aggarwal, the customer. “Does that work for you? No, apparently not right now.” “You’ve got a train at 3? If you could get in at half past two that would be fine. For two people? Maybe a quarter past two, and you could make the train at three?” he added.

Over half an hour later, when Kate and William had left the restaurant, Vinay and his wife Ankita Gulati turned up, completely unaware of the fact they had been talking to Prince William earlier. “I didn’t know at all. That is a surprise. I thought I had made a genuine booking. I didn’t recognise his voice at all,” Vinay was quoted as saying by mirror.co.uk.

The restaurant owner initially thought the Prince was just making the call up. “I was just taken aback. I thought it was actually no one on the line, he was just making it up. He did it really well. But got the address completely wrong!”

The surprising visit also saw Kate and William try their hands at cooking as they made rotis at the eatery. The best one, said Sharma, would be offered a permanent job in the kitchen.

William made chapatis in the eatery (Source: The Indian Streatery/Instagram)

For the outing, while Kate was seen wearing a burgundy Karen Miller trench midi dress featuring long sleeves and a pleated skirt, William looked suave in a black suit with a baby blue button-up, brown shoes, a red handkerchief, and a gold watch.

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