If the Duchess of Cambridge was shocked to be asked for dieting advice at yesterday’s garden party in Delhi, she didn’t show it.
Kate was chatting to party guest Prof Bulbul Dhar-James, who teaches political science at Jamia Mellia Islamia university, when he asked her secret to looking so trim.
“We said ‘how do you lose all the weight after having two kids?'” And she said, “I am running after my kids,” Dhar-James revealed afterwards.
Dhar-James asked her how she kept cheery through all the engagements. “I asked her ‘aren’t you tired of smiling?’ And she said ‘I’m just reciproccating. Everyone is so warm,'” Dhar-James adds.
“They were both really gracious. She was so welcoming and warm. We told her ‘You look much better in person than in your photographs.'”
Kate looked stunning at the event, choosing a $5600 white Alice Temperley dress embroidered in black, her hair worn down in soft waves.
The party was in honour of the Queen’s upcoming 90th birthday. But this was a garden party with a difference.
Whereas Buckingham Palace events usually serve mini sandwiches, slices of cake and tea, the lawn was ringed with stalls serving Hendrick’s gin, Johnny Walker black label whisky, Chivas brandy and Jacob’s Creek Chardonnay or Shiraz Cabernet.
And as the guests arrived, they were entertained by traditional Indian music and could choose nibbles and canapes from Murg Malai Tikka, Aloo Sabutdana Ki Tikki, as well as a nod to British tastes with apple Stilton Welsh Rarebits, mini beer battered fish and chips and shepherd’s pie tartlets.
After the speeches Kate and William departed for a well-deserved “private evening” together when no doubt they’ll be checking in on George and Charlotte who remain at home in London.
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