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On Sunday night, a bevy of Bollywood stars descended upon South Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel for a charity dinner hosted by the British High Commission to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton.
"Two children and five years later, we have finally made it," Prince William said, addressing the gala dinner. "We are both honoured to be here. Catherine and I embark on a journey to get to know the vibrant India of the 21st century. When Catherine and I were married, India was the first place on Catherine's list that she told me that she wanted to visit," he added.
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The high-profile dinner was attended by the who's who of Bollywood, who rolled out the red-carpet for the royal couple. The guests included B-town superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, and Parineeti Chopra among several others.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge arrive for a Bollywood Inspired Charity Gala at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel during the royal visit to India and Bhutan on April 10, 2016 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Pool/WireImage)
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge arrive for a Bollywood Inspired Charity Gala at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel during the royal visit to India and Bhutan on April 10, 2016 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Pool/WireImage)
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Britain's Prince William speaks to Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai at reception at Taj hotel in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 10, 2016. REUTERS/Rafiq Maqbool/Pool
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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the Bollywood Charity Gala at the Taj Palace Hotel on April 10, 2016 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Danny Martindale/WireImage)
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Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses for photographers after arriving for a charity ball at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel attended by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, and his wife, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 10, 2016. The royal couple began their weeklong visit to India and Bhutan, by laying a wreath at a memorial Sunday at Mumbaiâs iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel, where 31 victims of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks were killed. (Punit Paranjpe /Pool via AP)
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MUMBAI: Actress Parineeti Chopra, Jacqueline Fernandez, fashion designer Manish Malhotra and Sophie Chaudhary pose with the Royal couple.
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Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor, center, actors Anil Kapoor, right and Arjun Kapoor pose for photographers after arriving for a charity ball at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel attended by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, and his wife, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 10, 2016. The royal couple began their weeklong visit to India and Bhutan, by laying a wreath at a memorial Sunday at Mumbaiâs iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel, where 31 victims of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks were killed. (Punit Paranjpe /Pool via AP)
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Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez poses for photographers after arriving for a charity ball at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel attended by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, and his wife, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 10, 2016. The royal couple began their weeklong visit to India and Bhutan, by laying a wreath at a memorial Sunday at Mumbaiâs iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel, where 31 victims of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks were killed. (Punit Paranjpe /Pool via AP)
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Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan poses for photographers after arriving for a charity ball at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel attended by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, and his wife, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 10, 2016. The royal couple began their weeklong visit to India and Bhutan, by laying a wreath at a memorial Sunday at Mumbaiâs iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel, where 31 victims of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks were killed. (Punit Paranjpe /Pool via AP)
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Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt poses for photographers after arriving for a charity ball at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel attended by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, and his wife, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 10, 2016. The royal couple began their weeklong visit to India and Bhutan, by laying a wreath at a memorial Sunday at Mumbaiâs iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel, where 31 victims of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks were killed. (Punit Paranjpe /Pool via AP)
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Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar arrive in style to host the royal couple.
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