Royal honeymoon budget blowout - India

14 may 2011

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Kate and Will's honeymoon destination

Pure luxury ... the North Island resort in the Seychelles, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean.

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They may be lapping up a luxury Indian Ocean island honeymoon, but the newlywed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge plan to break with royal tradition and keep only a skeleton personal staff for their day-to-day lives.
As Prince William and his wife Catherine near the end of their retreat on a private island in the Seychelles, news broke that the 10-night stay could be costing a whopping £450,000 ($690,449).
German holiday planner Farhad Vladi confirmed that he had rented a private island to the royal family. An island which typically has a £45,000 daily tariff, Britain's Sunday Mirror newspaper reports.

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"Prince William and Kate are spending their honeymoon there. But you will understand that we are not saying anything further," Vladi said.
It is unknown who's picking up the tab for the royal break, or if the celebrity status couple received a discount, but on their return to the UK, William, 28, and Catherine, 29, plan to tighten their belts.
The Mail on Sunday newspaper reports that the couple want to adopt a "no frills" approach to married life, with Catherine keen to dispense with the services of a permanent lady-in-waiting.
The low-maintenance Catherine, who did her own wedding day make-up, is set to test the waters during her first official tour, when she and William visit Canada and California in July.
"She said she doesn't want a lady-in-waiting. That may change but she'll see how she copes on this tour," the a royal source told the Mail.
While the latest addition to the royal family is expected to make at least two outfit changes per day, Catherine is not set to take a stylist on the tour.
"It has not been decided who is going, but it's likely to be no more than 10 aides," a palace spokesman told the Mail.
Those staff are likely to be an administrative team including William's private secretary Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, a far cry from the entourage of about 30 who accompany the Queen and Prince Philip on their tours.
In the US, excitement is already building about the royal couple's visit, with an "obsessed" Hollywood preparing to roll out the red carpet, the News of the World reports.
A-list stars including Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and John Travolta are reportedly among the names keen to meet the couple at an exclusive dinner party being arranged by former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"These are people who have everything - fame, money, power. But that can't buy access to a future king and queen," the paper quoted from a Hollywood source.