American
talk
show
queen
Oprah
Winfrey
was
given
a
royal
welcome
at
the
City
Palace
–
Jaipur.
According
to
the
sources,
Winfrey
was
accompanied
by
writer
Deepak
Chopra
and
his
wife
in
the
city
palace.
On
the
main
gate
of
the
palace,
she
was
received
by
a
procession
comprising
elephants,
horses
and
camels.
Oprah
Winfrey
was
taken
in
the
royal
horse
carriage
from
the
main
gate
to
the
Chandra
Mahal
Palace.
At
the
Chandra
Mahal,
the
guests
were
given
a
red
carpet
welcome
with
a
traditional
aarti.
They
were
escorted
by
'Chaddi
Chobdars',
the
traditional
attendees,
in
the
mahal
and
later
greeted
by
Diya
Kumari
and
her
husband
Narendra
Singh,
both
members
of
the
erstwhile
Jaipur
royal
family.
On
the
occasion,
the
entire
city
palace
was
well
decorated
and
lit
up.
The
guests
were
taken
to
'Sukh
Niwas'
where
they
met
Padmini
Devi,
another
royal
family
member.
After
the
formal
meeting
the
guests
were
invited
to
dinner
in
the
private
dining
room.
They
were
also
presented
with
silver
Ganga
urns.
Winfrey
is
in
the
city
to
participate
in
ongoing
Literature
Festival.