Prince William, Kate at Badshahi Mosque join discussion on promoting interfaith harmony – Pakistan

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, during their day trip to Lahore on Thursday, visited the iconic Badshahi Mosque.

Royalty toured the mosque and the courtyard, before joining a discussion with religious leaders on the promotion of interfaith harmony. They also heard the recitation of the Holy Quran.

The couple dressed in formal attire for the visit to the mosque with William in a suit and tie and Middleton, who at the beginning of the day was seen wearing a white embroidered Pakistani outfit, dressed in a green robe, pants and dupatta.

The Badshahi Mosque located within the Walled City was also visited by William's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, when she was in the country with her husband, Prince Philip in 1961, and her mother Diana during their 1991 tour.

They subsequently visited the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital and Cancer Research Center, where they were received by Dr. Faisal Sultan, hospital CEO, and other senior officials.

At the hospital, they met children suffering from cancer and also visited the department that houses the hospital's radiation machine.

William's late mother, Diana, who was friends with Prime Minister Imran Khan, visited Pakistan twice, 1996 and 1997, to help raise awareness and funding for the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital.

At night, the Royal Air Force plane carrying the royal couple was forced to abort a landing in Islamabad twice and return to Lahore after being caught in a severe thunderstorm.

Birthday party, cricket on agenda

The couple, who are the first royals to officially visit Pakistan since Prince Charles and his wife Camilla visited the region in 2006, were met by Punjab Prime Minister Usman Buzdar and Governor Chaudhry Sarwar upon arrival. to Lahore airport on Thursday morning.

Buzdar and Sarwar also presented memories to the guests after an official meeting.

William and Kate then visited the SOS Children's Village, where, according to APP, participated in a storytelling session and interacted with staff and children.

Prince William and Middleton also attended a birthday party for three children at SOS Village. The duchess spoke briefly at the event and wished the children "happy birthday" in Urdu.

Then, the Duke and Duchess went to the National Cricket Academy, where they both tried to hit.

After the game, the couple received some gifts, including a cricket bat for their children. An official told them: "You must apologize to Prince Louis because the bat is bigger than him," he said. People magazine.

Royal visit

The Duke and Duchess arrived in Islamabad for their inaugural visit to Pakistan on Monday night. His second day was very busy, which began with a visit to a girl's university in the capital and then to Margalla Hills, where they attended an event on environmental protection. The couple was received by President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan at the house of Aiwan-i-Sadr and the Prime Minister, respectively.

At night, they attended a star-filled reception, organized by British High Commissioner in Pakistan Thomas Drew, at the National Monument where William, in his first official speech, paid tribute to all the people who "endured the sacrifice and helped build Pakistan for the country is today. "

On the third day of his five-day trip, royalty visited the Chitral district to observe the effect of climate change on the region.

During the visit, the couple flew to the Baroghil Valley National Park in the far north and the Bumburate Valley in the south, where they mixed with the community of Kalasha.

Upon arriving at Bumburate Valley, the community received a red carpet from the Kalasha community, led by MPA Wazir Zada, from where they led to several sites devastated by flash floods in 2015. The royal couple was informed about the causes of Natural disasters in the region.

With additional reports from Umer Farooq in Lahore.