Curry up, Wills

Prince takes phone booking at Indian restaurant in Brum

- RUSSELL MYERS

PRINCE William spiced up a couple's day by taking their booking when they phoned an Indian restaurant.

And his move curried favour with the diner's owner, who thought he was so professional she exclaimed: "We could employ him front of house."

William, 40, stepped up yesterday while he and wife Kate, 41, were being served a range of dishes at the Indian Streatery restaurant in Bennetts Hill, Birmingham.

After taking the booking and giving the customer directions, William said: "He knows where you are now, I probably sent him somewhere else, so I apologise." But restaurant owner Meena Sharma could not hide his delight at William's initiative.