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Amrinder Singh to Host Charles, Camilla on Private Visit to MotiBagh Palace
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Heir to the British throne, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will be visiting Patiala in Punjab early next month.
The British royals will be on a private visit to the New Moti Bagh Palace of former Punjab Chief Minister - Maharaja Amarinder Singh, who himself is from the erstwhile royal family of Patiala, and his Maharani, Preneet Kaur, currently India's Minister of State for External Affairs.
Charles and Camilla will be arriving in Patiala after the inauguration ceremony of the Commonwealth Games by the Prince in New Delhi on October 3, 2010 They will be in Patiala for a private overnight stay.
Officials of the British High Commission in New Delhi and security officials have already visited Patiala to see the arrangements for the royal visit.
'The royal couple has consented to come back here (Patiala) on our invitation,' Amarinder Singh said on Friday.
The Prince and Camilla first visited Patiala in March 2006 and stayed at the same palace with Amarinder Singh and his family.
The dinner hosted by Amarinder Singh for them in 2006 saw some dramatic moments with the entire banquet blown away by a strong evening storm.
Charles, the Prince of Wales, who is known for his interest in organic farming, had met a few Punjab farmers and discussed farming issues with them.
September 18, 2010
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1: N. Singh (Canada), September 18, 2010, 8:06 PM.
Kudos to Prince Charles! How ironic that it takes the future King of Britain to set up a charity in the name of poor farmers in the Punjab, whilst Captain Amrinder Singh has shown himself to be nothing more than a quisling like his forefathers before him. He tried to deny the involvement of Sajjan Kumar, Kamal Nath and Jagdish Tyler in the Nov 1984 genocide. Mr. Phoolka had to intervene and write him a letter urging him to come to his senses and acknowledge the truth. Amrinder Singh oscillates from one position to another like a fan in the midst of a heat wave, trying to cover all bases!