Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, will visit the the Taj Mahal during the tour to India and Bhutan from April 10-April 16.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are embarking on what is seen as one of their most ambitious tours to date - taking in the Taj Mahal in Agra as well as visiting the Taj hotel targeted by gunmen in the 2008 attacks that killed 166 people.
Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, will visit the the Taj Mahal during the tour to India and Bhutan from April 10-April 16, Kensington Palace said on Tuesday. The visit should have special resonance for William because his mother, the late Princess Diana, was photographed there alone - an image that came to underscore the breakup of her marriage with Prince Charles.
"He feels incredibly lucky to visit a place where his mother's memory is kept alive by so many who travel there," the Cambridges' communications secretary Jason Knauf said. "Twenty-four years on from her visit to the Taj, the duke and the duchess are looking forward to seeing this beautiful place for themselves and creating some new memories as they say thank you to the people of India at the conclusion of this tour."
The trip will also include a somber moment at the Taj Palace Hotel, one of the scenes of the Mumbai attacks. The royal couple will lay a wreath and meet members of the staff who helped protect guests during the attack.
The visit will be their first to India and Bhutan. They will not be taking their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
The royal couple will also attend a Bollywood charity event and pay their respects to Mahatma Gandhi at the place where he was assassinated in 1948.
In a nod to William's conservation efforts, the couple will also travel to Kaziranga National Park in the state of Assam. The park is home to two-thirds of the world's population of Indian one-horned rhinos as well as endangered swamp deer.
Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, will visit the the Taj Mahal during the tour to India and Bhutan from April 10-April 16, Kensington Palace said on Tuesday. The visit should have special resonance for William because his mother, the late Princess Diana, was photographed there alone - an image that came to underscore the breakup of her marriage with Prince Charles.
"He feels incredibly lucky to visit a place where his mother's memory is kept alive by so many who travel there," the Cambridges' communications secretary Jason Knauf said. "Twenty-four years on from her visit to the Taj, the duke and the duchess are looking forward to seeing this beautiful place for themselves and creating some new memories as they say thank you to the people of India at the conclusion of this tour."
The trip will also include a somber moment at the Taj Palace Hotel, one of the scenes of the Mumbai attacks. The royal couple will lay a wreath and meet members of the staff who helped protect guests during the attack.
The visit will be their first to India and Bhutan. They will not be taking their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
The royal couple will also attend a Bollywood charity event and pay their respects to Mahatma Gandhi at the place where he was assassinated in 1948.
In a nod to William's conservation efforts, the couple will also travel to Kaziranga National Park in the state of Assam. The park is home to two-thirds of the world's population of Indian one-horned rhinos as well as endangered swamp deer.
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