Goa, Nov. 15 -- Britain's Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, are returning to India this week for a three-day tour of Mumbai running from November 16 to 18. Centered around the 2026 Earthshot Prize awards ceremony, the visit blends high-profile environmental innovation with engagements celebrating Indian cinema, fashion, and cricket, while highlighting broader bilateral ties between the United Kingdom and India.

The trip marks the royal couple's first joint visit to India since 2016, when they toured the country and neighbouring Bhutan with stops in Mumbai, New Delhi, and Agra. More significantly, it serves as Princess Kate's most prominent overseas engagement since undergoing preventive chemotherapy for cancer in 2024. Now ...