Prince William and Kate Middleton go on a rickshaw ride in Pakistan. Watch video

NH Bureau Thursday, 17 October 2019 05:46:56 AM

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New Delhi : The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, went on a rickshaw to attend a dinner hosted by the British High Commissioner in Pakistan at the National Monument in Islamabad. 'Yes, you read it right! The royal couple took a rickshaw'.

The royal couple, who is on a five day tour to Pakistan, hoped on to a specially painted and decorated motor rickshaw that was glittering with lights, to reach the venue of dinner.

For the occasion, Kate dressed in a glittering emerald green gown with traditional hanging earrings and Prince William was seen wearing a bandh-gala knee-length sherwani, usually worn for formal occasions or weddings - with matching trousers.

A video of their arrival has been shared by the official account of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Instagram. Have a look:

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It is our great pleasure to join you here this evening on our first official visit to Pakistan. I would like to begin by saying bahut shukria to you all for making us so welcome in your country. Stood here with this magnificent monument behind me, I am struck by the great strides Pakistan has made since its birth seventy-two years ago. The view from this hill would have been quite different when my grandmother, The Queen, first visited over half a century ago. Looking out, one would have seen the beginnings of a city under construction, yet to become the great capital that it is today. And with successive visits by my mother and my father, this view has continued to change, with the city constantly growing and with it my family’s affection for Pakistan. Take a look at our Stories📱to see more from The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first full day of their visit to Pakistan.
A post shared by Kensington Palace (@kensingtonroyal) on Oct 15, 2019 at 1:46pm PDT

The royal couple is visiting Pakistan on a special request of the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office. This is the first royal tour to the country since 2006 when the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, and Camilla, travelled to Pakistan.