LONDON – Britain’s Prince William and his new wife Kate have set off for a delayed honeymoon following their April 29th wedding, St James’s Palace said yesterday.
The couple flew out on Monday, a royal source said, but no details were given of their destination other than that it was outside Britain. Prince William’s office said the couple had asked that their privacy be respected.
A tourism source in the Seychelles said the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as they are now officially known, were at a luxury villa in an exclusive resort in the Indian Ocean archipelago.
The source said the couple arrived early yesterday by private jet which landed in Mahé, the main island in the Seychelles, then flew by helicopter to the smaller and secluded island of Desroches, famous as a honeymooners’ paradise for wealthy people seeking privacy, for a 10-day break.
Some British newspapers and Seychellois media also reported the honeymoon destination yesterday.
There was no official comment in the Seychelles. Its media usually does not report on the visits of prominent personalities who have raised the country’s profile as a haven for celebrities and other rich holidaymakers.
Tourism is the Indian Ocean archipelago’s key economic driver and source of foreign exchange.
William and Kate have previously been to Desroches, a hideaway that is three-miles long and one-mile wide with immaculate white, soft sandy beaches and crystal blue waters that would attract a snorkelling fan such as Prince William.
Following their wedding on April 29th, Prince William returned to work as a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter pilot. Kate was spotted pushing a shopping trolley in a supermarket car park near their home on the Welsh island of Anglesey. – (Reuters)