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Edward and Sophie receive warm welcome from Nepali village on last day of tour
The couple visited Ghandruk – a rural village overlooking the Himalayas, with a strong history of producing Gurkha recruits.
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The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh enjoyed a traditional welcome ceremony when they visited Ghandruk
(Yui Mok/PA)
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Katie Dickinson, PA, in Nepal
February 09, 2025 at 8:31am GMT
Edward and Sophie receive warm welcome from Nepali village on last day of tour
Edward and Sophie still ‘best friends’ after more than 25 years of marriage
Edward tells new Gurkhas they are ‘soldiers in British army but sons of Nepal’
Edward and Sophie joke together and hold hands on tour of Nepali botanic garden
Nepali woman who met King in 1998 gives Sophie gift and thank you card for him
Sophie tells Nepali women who met King in 1998 that he is ‘still the same’
