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William and Kate will visit the poverty-stricken streets of Mumbai made famous by Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire during their visit to India
PUBLISHED:12:16 GMT, 29 February 2016|UPDATED:15:25 GMT, 29 February 2016
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TheDukeandDuchess of Cambridgeare set to visit the poverty-stricken streets of Mumbai - made famous by Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire - during their trip to India this spring.
While the official tour itinerary is not yet finalised, a palace source has confirmed that the royal couple will meet with charities working in the most deprived slums.
Kate and William will hear how organisations in India are improving the mental health of street children as well as giving them physical health checks, food and water and a safe place to stay.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to visit the poverty-stricken streets of Mumbai - made famous by Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire - during their trip to India this spring, pictured in Australia in 2014
An insider told Daily Mirror: 'As much as possible they want see things for themselves. They will see projects focusing on children in significant urban poverty.'
More than half of Mumbai’s 20 million inhabitants live in slums across the city, and it is believed the pair may also visit New Delhi.
Director Danny Boyle filmed Slumdog Millionaire in the Dharavi slum in the centre of the city, which is home to an estimated one million people.
The 2009 movie features real slum children who were plucked from obscurity to play the roles.
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Slumdog Millionaire's child star Rubina Ali stands in front of her demolished shanty in Mumbai in 2009
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Danny Boyle and Rubiana Ali pictured as they arrive at the Governors Ball following the 81st Academy Awards in 2009
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Slumdog Millionaire actors Rubina Ali, pictured left, and Azharuddin Ismail, right, in the slum area of Mumbai
Meanwhile, it was announced last week that Kate and William will also follow in the footsteps of Princess Diana and visit the Taj Mahal during their tour.
William and Kate are 'very much looking forward' to the week-long trip around India and the nearby Kingdom of Bhutan, an insider said.
Their trip comes 24 years after William's mother was photographed sitting alone on a bench outside the Taj Mahal while visiting the world heritage site with the Prince of Wales in 1992.
They separated just months later and the picture became a lasting image of her loneliness.
A Kensington Palace spokesman said: 'The Duke and Duchess are very much looking forward to their tours of India and Bhutan.
'Their visit to India will be an introduction to a country that they plan to build an enduring relationship with.
'They will pay tribute to India's proud history, but also are keen to understand the hopes and aspirations of young Indian people and the major role they will play in shaping the 21st century.'
They continued: 'Their visit to Bhutan will allow them to continue a relationship between two royal families by meeting the King and Queen.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, pictured in New Zealand, will follow in the footsteps of Princess Diana and visit the Taj Mahal when they tour India later this year, a Kensington Palace spokesman has confirmed
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The Prince and Princess of Wales' trip was said to reveal cracks in the couple's marriage after Diana was photographed famously visiting the Taj Mahal alone in 1992
The Duke and Duchess have heard many wonderful things about the country and are grateful to have this opportunity to get to know the Bhutanese people.
'This tour, coming shortly before the Queen's 90th birthday, will also allow the Duke and Duchess to pay tribute to Her Majesty's huge contribution to diplomacy in Britain and the Commonwealth.'
William, 33, and Kate, 34, who are both visiting the countries for the first time, will arrive in India on April 10.
They will see a variety of aspects of contemporary Indian life, focusing on young people, sport, entrepreneurship, efforts to relieve urban poverty, the creative arts, and rural life, the Palace said.
They will begin their tour in the creative and business hub of Mumbai before travelling on to New Delhi - the seat of history and politics in the world's largest democracy.
The couple will then travel to the Kaziranga National Park, a wildlife sanctuary and world heritage site which is home to two thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses as well as tigers, elephants and wild water buffalo.
As well as experiencing the rich variety of wildlife, William and Kate will also pay tribute to the rural traditions of the communities who live around the park.
Prince George joined his parents on their tour of Australia and New Zealand last year but we can reveal that neither he nor his sister Charlotte will visit India
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It is hoped that William's visit to the country frequented by his father will be a more unified one than what Charles experienced with Diana
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Diana was often pictured alone without her husband during her visit to the country in 1992
Then, on April 14, they will travel to nearby Bhutan, a small landlocked country in the shadow of the Himalayan peaks which has a rich Buddhist tradition.
The Palace said the couple are very much looking forward to meeting the King and Queen of Bhutan and continuing the relationship between their two families.
They will learn more about the heritage and culture of the mountain kingdom and its people.
The Duke and Duchess will crown their tour of the region with a trip back to India at the Unesco World Heritage site the Taj Mahal on April 16 where they will thank the people of India for their hospitality by visiting their most famous landmark.
MailOnline understands William and Kate felt the trip would be too gruelling for their children.
Instead Prince George and Princess Charlotte will remain in the UK with their nanny, Maria Borallo, and maternal grandparents, Michael and Carole Middleton.
This will not be the first overseas visit the couple have taken without their children having taken a trip to The States without their first born at the end of 2014.
The couple spent several days in New York City in December 2014 without George who remained at home in the care of Borallo.
It is hoped that William's visit to the country frequented by his father will be a more unified one than what Charles experienced with Diana.
- TheDukeandDuchesswill meet with charities working in the slums
- The royal couple are 'very much looking forward' to the week-long trip
- Will also follow inPrincess Diana's footsteps and go to the Taj Mahal
- See more news on Kate Middleton atwww.dailymail.co.uk/kate
PUBLISHED:12:16 GMT, 29 February 2016|UPDATED:15:25 GMT, 29 February 2016
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TheDukeandDuchess of Cambridgeare set to visit the poverty-stricken streets of Mumbai - made famous by Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire - during their trip to India this spring.
While the official tour itinerary is not yet finalised, a palace source has confirmed that the royal couple will meet with charities working in the most deprived slums.
Kate and William will hear how organisations in India are improving the mental health of street children as well as giving them physical health checks, food and water and a safe place to stay.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to visit the poverty-stricken streets of Mumbai - made famous by Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire - during their trip to India this spring, pictured in Australia in 2014
An insider told Daily Mirror: 'As much as possible they want see things for themselves. They will see projects focusing on children in significant urban poverty.'
More than half of Mumbai’s 20 million inhabitants live in slums across the city, and it is believed the pair may also visit New Delhi.
Director Danny Boyle filmed Slumdog Millionaire in the Dharavi slum in the centre of the city, which is home to an estimated one million people.
The 2009 movie features real slum children who were plucked from obscurity to play the roles.
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Slumdog Millionaire's child star Rubina Ali stands in front of her demolished shanty in Mumbai in 2009
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Danny Boyle and Rubiana Ali pictured as they arrive at the Governors Ball following the 81st Academy Awards in 2009
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Slumdog Millionaire actors Rubina Ali, pictured left, and Azharuddin Ismail, right, in the slum area of Mumbai
Meanwhile, it was announced last week that Kate and William will also follow in the footsteps of Princess Diana and visit the Taj Mahal during their tour.
William and Kate are 'very much looking forward' to the week-long trip around India and the nearby Kingdom of Bhutan, an insider said.
Their trip comes 24 years after William's mother was photographed sitting alone on a bench outside the Taj Mahal while visiting the world heritage site with the Prince of Wales in 1992.
They separated just months later and the picture became a lasting image of her loneliness.
A Kensington Palace spokesman said: 'The Duke and Duchess are very much looking forward to their tours of India and Bhutan.
'Their visit to India will be an introduction to a country that they plan to build an enduring relationship with.
'They will pay tribute to India's proud history, but also are keen to understand the hopes and aspirations of young Indian people and the major role they will play in shaping the 21st century.'
They continued: 'Their visit to Bhutan will allow them to continue a relationship between two royal families by meeting the King and Queen.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, pictured in New Zealand, will follow in the footsteps of Princess Diana and visit the Taj Mahal when they tour India later this year, a Kensington Palace spokesman has confirmed
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The Prince and Princess of Wales' trip was said to reveal cracks in the couple's marriage after Diana was photographed famously visiting the Taj Mahal alone in 1992
The Duke and Duchess have heard many wonderful things about the country and are grateful to have this opportunity to get to know the Bhutanese people.
'This tour, coming shortly before the Queen's 90th birthday, will also allow the Duke and Duchess to pay tribute to Her Majesty's huge contribution to diplomacy in Britain and the Commonwealth.'
William, 33, and Kate, 34, who are both visiting the countries for the first time, will arrive in India on April 10.
They will see a variety of aspects of contemporary Indian life, focusing on young people, sport, entrepreneurship, efforts to relieve urban poverty, the creative arts, and rural life, the Palace said.
They will begin their tour in the creative and business hub of Mumbai before travelling on to New Delhi - the seat of history and politics in the world's largest democracy.
The couple will then travel to the Kaziranga National Park, a wildlife sanctuary and world heritage site which is home to two thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses as well as tigers, elephants and wild water buffalo.
As well as experiencing the rich variety of wildlife, William and Kate will also pay tribute to the rural traditions of the communities who live around the park.
Prince George joined his parents on their tour of Australia and New Zealand last year but we can reveal that neither he nor his sister Charlotte will visit India
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It is hoped that William's visit to the country frequented by his father will be a more unified one than what Charles experienced with Diana
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Diana was often pictured alone without her husband during her visit to the country in 1992
Then, on April 14, they will travel to nearby Bhutan, a small landlocked country in the shadow of the Himalayan peaks which has a rich Buddhist tradition.
The Palace said the couple are very much looking forward to meeting the King and Queen of Bhutan and continuing the relationship between their two families.
They will learn more about the heritage and culture of the mountain kingdom and its people.
The Duke and Duchess will crown their tour of the region with a trip back to India at the Unesco World Heritage site the Taj Mahal on April 16 where they will thank the people of India for their hospitality by visiting their most famous landmark.
MailOnline understands William and Kate felt the trip would be too gruelling for their children.
Instead Prince George and Princess Charlotte will remain in the UK with their nanny, Maria Borallo, and maternal grandparents, Michael and Carole Middleton.
This will not be the first overseas visit the couple have taken without their children having taken a trip to The States without their first born at the end of 2014.
The couple spent several days in New York City in December 2014 without George who remained at home in the care of Borallo.
It is hoped that William's visit to the country frequented by his father will be a more unified one than what Charles experienced with Diana.
