The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall joined Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith on the orange carpet at the royal premiere of THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTELÂ on Tuesday in London’s Leicester Square.
The usual red carpet was not rolled out for this premiere, instead Leicester Square was transformed with beautiful flower garlands and coloured drapes, resembling a set from the Indian-based film.
The movie follows up on the 2012 box office hit THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL and many of the cast and crew were in attendance at the event.
The sequel sees The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel full up with its long-term residents, co-managers Muriel Donnelly (Maggie Smith) and Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel) have a dream of expansion, and they’ve found just the place: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.Â
With plans underway, Evelyn and Douglas (Judi Dench and Bill Nighy) venture into the Jaipur workforce, wondering where their regular breakfast dates will lead. Meanwhile, Norman and Carol (Ronald Pickup and Diana Hardcastle) navigate the swirling waters of an exclusive relationship, as Madge (Celia Imrie) juggles two very eligible suitors, and recent arrival Guy Chambers (Richard Gere) finds a muse in Sonny’s mother, Mrs Kapoor (Lillete Dubey) for his next novel.
As his marriage to Sunaina (Tina Desai), the love of his life, quickly approaches, Sonny finds his plans for the new hotel making more claims on his time than he has available. Perhaps the only one who may know the answers is Muriel, the keeper of everyone’s secrets. As the big day nears, family and guests alike find themselves swept up in the irresistible intoxication of an Indian wedding.
THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTELÂ will open across the UK and Ireland on 26 February 2015.
