Duchess of Cambridge
1982
Reading, England
British
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Oberoi confirms it hosted Prince William and Duchess Kate, while the official tour record and contemporaneous departure reports show the Agra stop ended with their flight out of India that evening.
Read the correction noteThe Guardian reported that Prince William and Duchess Kate were staying at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on April 10, 2016; Vogue independently identified the completed stay, and Us Weekly directly quoted a hotel representative about their accommodation and in-room service.
Read the source noteThe Goring directly confirms Catherine Middleton spent her final pre-wedding night in its Royal Suite, supported by an official Royal Family timetable and contemporaneous reporting.
Read the source noteHELLO! and Parade place William and Kate's 2022 Four Seasons stay in Boston, while a UK government accommodation award and official hotel pages distinguish 200 Boylston Street from Four Seasons Chicago.
Read the correction note$1,725
The Carlyle wraps Upper East Side discretion in Art Deco rooms, white-glove service and the late-night glow of Bemelmans Bar. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson stayed in a suite while Wilson was performing at Café Carlyle, turning the hotel into a temporary New York home complete with a famously good-natured encounter with their noise-sensitive neighbour.
$1,041
The Goring is London tradition at its most intimate: family owned, impeccably British and hidden behind a private Belgravia garden. Duchess Kate spent the night before her royal wedding in its grand Royal Suite, forever tying the hotel's quiet polish to a modern fairytale.
$385
The Taj Mahal Palace faces Mumbai's Gateway of India with domes, harbour views and more than a century of grand-hotel theatre. Prince William stayed in its heritage wing with Catherine during their 2016 India tour, adding a fourth generation of British royals to the guestbook.
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