British Royals arrive in India

Prince Charles, Duchess are on a two-day visit to the national capital

November 08, 2017 10:43 pm | Updated 10:43 pm IST - New Delhi

Prince Charles with Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles in New Delhi.

Prince Charles with Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles in New Delhi.

Britain’s Prince Charles arrived here on Wednesday on a two-day visit, during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invite him for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held next year in the U.K.

Accompanied by his wife Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles, the Prince landed here in the afternoon. The visit is a part of their 10-day tour of four nations — Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and India.

Boosting ties

Ahead of the visit, the External Affairs Ministry had said it was aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between India and U.K.

Climate change, sustainable development goals, economic cooperation and the upcoming CHOGM, which will take place in April 2018 in the U.K. are among the issues to be discussed during the meeting between the Prince and Mr. Modi.

“An assembled ‘Elephant Parade’ greet Their Royal Highnesses in the garden of the British High Commissioner’s Residence,” tweeted Clarence House, the official Twitter handle of the Prince and the Duchess.

“The elephant family sculptures will be taken to Mumbai to raise awareness of the charity’s mission to help protect Asian elephants,” the Clarence House said in another tweet.

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