SEHERINDER KAUR & ADITYA NARANG A PRINCESS & HER KNIGHT FIND LOVE

CHILDHOOD PAW) MAY odd 42, ROM PATIALA ND HER BUSIN HUSBAND’ HE KNC TT DURING THE PANDEMIC. NESTLED IN THEIR CHARMING SOL Hl DELHI HOME, THEY SHARE WITH HELLO! HAT HE KEY TO 2 THRIVING MARRIAGE LIES IN TRUST, JHONESTYAFRIENDSHIPWAND PLENTY OF GOOD WINE AND FOOD

- NOOR ANAND CHAWLA

There is something about fairy tales that evokes the inner princess in many of us. Yet, this real-life princess had her fairy tale come true when she married her knight in shining armour during a global pandemic. Seherinder Kaur of the erstwhile royal family of Patiala had known Aditya Narang, a businessman based in New Delhi, since childhood. Their love, however, bloomed when the world was forced into lockdown.

“We started dating each other in 2020 during the first lockdown and spent a lot of time getting to know each other. Six months later, it became clear to both of us that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together, so we decided to get married,” recalls the still smitten Seherinder when we meet the young couple at their new home in South Delhi.

She adds, “Addy and I drove 16 hours to the IndoNepalese border to formally ask my father for my hand in marriage (and my father did not know we were coming!).” Fortunately, the assent was given, and their romantic courtship was followed by a beautiful and intimate wedding marked by the presence of loved ones. One wonders if the restrictions of a pandemic wedding put a dampener on the celebrations? Aditya responds, "It was stressful but we also appreciated the intimacy of a smaller celebration. Honestly, we chose to make the most of the circumstances and it ended up being a beautiful day."

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