ISLAMABAD: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, were spotted grabbing a bite at the flagship location of MyLahore, a Pakistani eatery operating in Bradford, United Kingdom, since 2002.
A video of the royal couple at the restaurant has been posted on social media by The Royal Family Channel, an account that shares updates on what the royals do. The video includes Prince William and Kate meeting the owners and heading behind the counter to make mango and kulfi milkshakes.
Watch William and Kate making mango and kulfi milkshakes at @mylahore 's flagship restaurant in #Bradford!#WilliamAndKate #DukeandDuchessofCambridge #RoyalsVisitBradford pic.twitter.com/oi80K5sG9t
— The Royal Family Channel (@RoyalFamilyITNP) January 15, 2020
Their visit was also shared by the official Kensington Royals accounts. Among other things, the duke and duchess interacted with the representatives of the UK Women’s Muslim Council and people who have benefited from the Council’s Curry Circle, an initiative sponsored by MyLahore that provides a hot two-course meal to people who are homeless or struggling to feed themselves.
MyLahore’s Bradford menu has an illustration of vehicles stacked atop each other, signifying the restaurant's roots in British and Pakistani cultures. (MyLahore)
British-Pakistani boxing champion Amir Khan and his family also met with the royals at the Bradford location of MyLahore.
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, speak with the public at MyLahore. The visit included a sit down with the Women’s Muslim Council and beneficiaries of Curry Circle, a program sponsored by MyLahore which provides hot meals twice a day to homeless persons. Bradford, 15th January 2020. (Kensington Royals)
MyLahore was opened in 2002 by Yorkshire-based cousins Asghar Ali and Shakoor Ahmed. Ali, who at the time was working at a bank, and Shakoor, who had just started studying at Bradford University, started the restaurant to support their families.
While visiting MyLahore, the royals make mango and kulfi milkshakes with the owners and staff of MyLahore, Bradford. 15th January 2020. (Kensington Royals)
What began as a small eatery in Bradford has grown into an iconic British-Pakistani restaurant that is now located in Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham. MyLahore is soon expected open a branch in London.
Its menu reflects its Yorkshire-Pakistani roots with items dipping in nostalgia from chaats and samosas to lassies and kulfis to more modern takes on food like a list of burgers and pastas.
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton greet the owner of MyLahore at the Bradford Flagship. MyLahore is a British-Asian chain of restaurants managed by prominent members of the Pakistani diaspora in UK. 15th January 2020. (Kensington Royals)
The menu itself features familiar truck art with British spins, such as a pile of cars, rickshaws and classic British vehicles decked out in colorful designs.
MyLahore strives to use whatever means they have to enrich the communities from which they came and get involved in charities and giving back.
