Patiala - Highly euphoric. Prince Charles arrived formally to launch the Bhoomi Vardaan Foundation. It gave such a great pleasure to the audience and spectators that it is perhaps not possible in words to express its fragrance.

Before the arrival of the Royal Highness, there was a tremendous incitement to welcome the  Royal couple more precisely and aptly thatthey deserve.
 
The ceremony was organized by the North Zone Cultural Centre with the master of ceremonies being National School of Drama (NSD) alumni Bansi Kaul whom locals still remember for the wonderful job that he did during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Indo-Pak Punjab Games held at the same stadium in December 2004, as per Chander Parkash and Ravi Dhaliwal.

They explained the height of excitement as it reached a crescendo when two Mercedes Benz limousines arrived inside the stadium and the first to embark from a white Mercedes were the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, and his wife and Patiala Member Parliament, Mrs Preneet Kaur.

Both of them proceeded to the silver grey Mercedes parked in front of them to accord a warm welcome to Prince Charles and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles. Students of YPS accorded a welcome of their own by singing "Sare jahan se achha Hindustan hamara" just when the guests arrived in the stadium.

Prominent among those accompanying the British royal couple were the British High Commissioner to India, Sir Michael Arthur, and his wife, Lady Plaxy Arthur, the Defence Adviser, Brig Ian Rees and the Liaison Officer (Visits), Ms Alice Macaire.

The prince and his wife, after being welcomed by the YPS Principal, Mr R.P. Devgan, and the headboy and headgirl of the school, were escorted to the main dais which was already brimming to capacity with Punjab ministers, MLAs and bureaucrats.

Security was tight and the British royal couple and their Indian hosts were flanked by personal security officers of the Prince of Wales.
 
The ceremonial part commenced with a shabad "Jo mange Thakur apne se, soi soi deve" sung by a YPS choir followed by the same choir rending a hymn, "Whispering Hope".

Dr. Raj Baldev, Chairman, National Integration Assembly (NIA), who had once honoured Prince Charles on behalf of his organization in Cardiff for his meritorious contribution in the International erana, sent thanks for their great gratitudes for their visit to Punjab thereby strengthening bilateral relations between the two great countries.

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