Prince William banished the ghosts of the past as he sat down with his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, on the same marble bench as his late mother, Princess Diana, at the Taj Mahal.
The image, 24 years ago, of Diana looking forlorn and alone outside the glorious symbol of eternal love as her marriage to Prince Charles crumbled, became one of the iconic images of their failed relationship.
But today, sweating in the 109F heat of Agra, William guided Kate and sat down for a small group of waiting photographers in a bid, he said, to ‘create some memories of our own’.
Kate, 34, looked effortlessly cool in a pretty white and blue dress by Indian designer Naeem Khan, while William was smart casual in chinos, a jacket and an open-necked shirt.
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