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Vikas Khanna To Kunal Nayyar, Here Are The Celebs Who Attended The UK-India Royal Reception

Rachna Srivastava
UK India

Queen Elizabeth II hosted a gala reception at the Buckingham Palace for the Indian delegates at the UK-India Year of Culture 2017 event. The event marks the close ties between the two nations and dignitaries from all walks of life were seen in attendance.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley helmed the Indian delegation of big names from all walks of life, who were seen hobnobbing with the Royal family. Take a look at the pictures from the royal affair!

1. A peacock was projected in front of the Buckingham Palace, which was designed by a Bangalore – London based Studio Carrom.

 

2. Always graceful, the 90-year-old Queen along with The Duke of Edinburgh greeted the Indian dignitaries.

 

3. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge greeted their guests too. We can see Kapil Dev interacting with The Duchess.

 

4.  Daughter of Pandit Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar was seen interacting with Her Highness along with husband, Joe Wright.

 

5. The Duchess was seen interacting with Chef Vikas Khanna, who looked dapper in that suit.

 

6. Mr Jaitley was in deep conversation with The Duke and The Duchess.

 

7. Known for her Indo-British films, Gurinder Chadha also greeted The Queen. So did Manish Malhotra.

 

8. From Soya Gujjia to Crème Brûlée, the menu was a mix of Indian-British delicacies. It was made by the Royal chefs who worked alongside the chefs from ‘Veeraswamy’, the UK’s oldest Indian Restaurant.

 

9. Talking about the shared history and culture, actor Ayesha Dharker was also present at the event.

 

10. Raj Koothrappali aka Kunal Nayyar was spotted with his wife Neha Kapur and spoke how it a great initiative.

 

11. Kunal with wife Neha.

 

12. Prince William and Kate Middleton appreciating Indian and British history which were put up on display for all.

 

13. The Music Man Sukshinder Shinda had his fanboy moment.

 

14. British actress Nina Wadia stressed on how it’s important to celebrate the coming together of the vast cultures of the two nations.

 

15. More Royalties were seen at the cultural interaction.

 

16. Upon arrival, the guests were welcomed with a special Indian dance performance on the steps titled ‘Ekam’, presented by the ‘Akademi’ and was choreographed by Arunima Kumar.

Also, present were Indian celebrities like Kamal Haasan, Manish Arora, Gurdas Mann, Suresh Gopi, among others. It was a night really high-on-royalness, we see!

Source: The Royal Family, Times of India

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