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Camilla's Indian tonic: En route to Commonwealth Games squalor, Duchess relaxes in £1,140-a-night wellness spa

29/09/2010 - Bangalore
Camilla's Indian tonic: En route to Commonwealth Games squalor, Duchess relaxes in £1,140-a-night wellness spa

Filthy rooms, floods and a failing infrastructure may have deterred athletes and spectators from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
But the Duchess of Cornwall has found the perfect way to prepare herself for the ordeal.
On Saturday she travels to Delhi for a four-day tour with Prince Charles, who is opening the Games on behalf of the Queen.

In the meantime, she will be pampered at a £1,140-a-night alternative health spa more than 1,000 miles from the tournament village.
Shading herself from the squalor and poverty of parts of India, Camilla is holed up with 15 friends and family in a luxury ‘wellness centre’ which offers leech therapy, nasal cleaning and anti-ageing ‘life management’ treatments.
Her 2,500 square foot presidential suite has three bedrooms, a private garden, a lotus pond and an open-air shower.
The Duchess, 63, flew to Bangalore, in South India, on a British Airways flight without her husband yesterday for four days at the Soukya Holistic Health Centre.
She is now purging the toxins from her body by eating ‘ovo-vegetarian’ food – with no dairy products except eggs – as part of a ‘sattvic’ diet, which means chewing small portions slowly in order to clear the mind. She is not allowed too much salt or spice.
One form of treatment, called panchakarma, sees guests at the centre use drugs to make them vomit, powders and oils to clear the nasal passages and leeches to get rid of toxins – although a royal source said Camilla was steering clear of the creatures.
Other treatments on offer include yoga, acupuncture and naturopathy – using fruit, vegetables and magnets to heal the body.
Photo Shows; Soukya alternative health spa near Bangalore, India, where Camilla duchess of Cornwall is believed to be staying.
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29/09/2010 - Bangalore<br /> Camilla's Indian tonic: En route to Commonwealth Games squalor, Duchess relaxes in £1,140-a-night wellness spa <br /> <br /> Filthy rooms, floods and a failing infrastructure may have deterred athletes and spectators from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.<br /> But the Duchess of Cornwall has found the perfect way to prepare herself for the ordeal.<br /> On Saturday she travels to Delhi for a four-day tour with Prince Charles, who is opening the Games on behalf of the Queen.<br /> <br /> In the meantime, she will be pampered at a £1,140-a-night alternative health spa more than 1,000 miles from the tournament village.<br /> Shading herself from the squalor and poverty of parts of India, Camilla is holed up with 15 friends and family in a luxury ‘wellness centre’ which offers leech therapy, nasal cleaning and anti-ageing ‘life management’ treatments.<br /> Her 2,500 square foot presidential suite has three bedrooms, a private garden, a lotus pond and an open-air shower.<br /> The Duchess, 63, flew to Bangalore, in South India, on a British Airways flight without her husband yesterday for four days at the Soukya Holistic Health Centre.<br /> She is now purging the toxins from her body by eating ‘ovo-vegetarian’ food – with no dairy products except eggs – as part of a ‘sattvic’ diet, which means chewing small portions slowly in order to clear the mind. She is not allowed too much salt or spice.<br /> One form of treatment, called panchakarma, sees guests at the centre use drugs to make them vomit, powders and oils to clear the nasal passages and leeches to get rid of toxins – although a royal source said Camilla was steering clear of the creatures.<br /> Other treatments on offer include yoga, acupuncture and naturopathy – using fruit, vegetables and magnets to heal the body.<br /> Photo Shows; Soukya alternative health spa near Bangalore, India, where Camilla duchess of Cornwall is believed to be staying.<br /> ©Soukya/Exclusivepix