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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Yoga and Ayurveda: King Charles and Camilla’s secret stop in India at plush wellness retreat

Entrance to Soukya centre with flags and brick wall
Soukya treatment centre was closed to all other visitors during the royals’ stay. Photograph: Idrees Mohammed/AFP/Getty Images

For years it has been one King Charles’s favourite sanctuaries for rejuvenation. And as he made the lengthy journey back from his tour of Australia and Samoa this week, it seems the king could not resist a quick spa break at his favourite Indian wellness retreat.

In a visit that remained a closely guarded secret, Charles and Queen Camilla arrived quietly in India last Saturday and drove to Soukya international holistic health centre, a wellness resort on the outskirts of the southern city of Bengaluru. The centre is a favourite of the royal couple, who have visited multiple times, and is where Charles spent his 71st birthday, but this was the royal’s first visit to India since becoming king.

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