Dancing future queen

Barefoot Princess joins in traditional Hindu celebrations on visit to Leicester

- BY EMILY FERGUSON Royal Editor

THE Princess of Wales shows off her twinkle toes as she dances barefoot at a Hindu celebration.

Catherine was given a warm welcome in Leicester, garlanded with flowers and greeted with loud cheers and honking car horns.

Elegant in a cream coat and long pleated skirt, she made her first visit to a Hindu temple in Britain.

The Princess, who took her shoes off as per custom, was invited to take part in a ladies' dance during a religious ceremony at Shreeji Dham Haveli, a venue that serves the local Vaishnav Hindu community.

She replied: “Oh, go on then”, and fell into step, wearing a bright garland as she danced in circles with women in saris, clapping and trying to follow their movements.