The Royal Encounter and my Marriage!!
On a flight (what’s new) 
going to New Delhi for some work so thought I would pen down my thoughts. Back from South Africa, we are all set and raring to unleash on the 18th April. I believe some meetings are destined; one experience I would like to share with you was a chance meeting with Royalty. While at the hotel I was staying in at Johannesburg, I got to know that Her Highness Queen Rania of Jordan was staying there too. I have been a huge admirer of her Beauty and work and just two days before that I had seen a picture of her in a magazine and mentioned that how extraordinary a woman she is. Low and behold while walking through the lobby I saw from a distance Queen Rania walking from the other side with her entire entourage. So I politely stepped to the side to clear the passage out of courtesy, we exchanged a smile and while she was passing me she stopped and actually had a conversation with me. I knew who she was but had no idea she would even know of me, but as we spoke I realized that London was her second home, so I guess that’s what connected us. I was overwhelmed by her kindness and humility and admired her selfless work towards humanity. Yet another time we bumped into each other at the poolside and here managed to have an extended conversation and exchanged numbers and bid goodbye. Till Queen Rania was kind enough to accept the Invitation and join us in the presidents box at the Wanderers stadium to watch her first ever T20 cricket match, South Africa Vs Australia. Very sweetly she was trying to understand the game.
It was our third meeting in the same day, so Queen Rania joked saying “You will get bored of me if you meet me so much”. But every time I met her respect for her just grew, her radiance, her kindness left me spell bound. She made me realize the importance of charity and giving back to society. It really amazed me that a lady in her position is still so down to earth, her simplicity just amazed me. For me she wasn’t just the Queen of Jordan but the Queen of hearts! She definitely won mine.
Lastly I got to know that I was getting married this October from the media. Just to clear the record in an interview that I did in London, I just said that I am looking forward to getting married sometime after October… haven’t thought of a month or a date. I will be more than happy to make an official announcement the day we are ready to make one but for now the congratulatory calls can be kept on hold My hands are quite full right now juggling so many things. Will write soon again, lots of love, Shilpa
P.S. Thank you to all those who’ve been wishing our team Rajasthan Royals. We always need your support.
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April 1st, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Dear Shilpa
I am your biggest fan from Holland. I have seen you twice (Rotterdam/Amsterdam). My daughter gave you a rose in Rotterdam years ago.
You and Lucky Ali were in Rotterdam.
I wish you all luck, with Raj. You deserve it 200 per cent!!!
You have a wonderful laugh.
I like Queen Rania too. She is so beautiful as a person.
All the best with your team (Rajasthan Royals).
Greetings to Raj and your family.
Lots of love
Sunita Joeglal
April 1st, 2009 at 6:09 pm
hey shilpa i hear of your wedding like everyday but dont worry i dont trust a single word they say about the celebrities until the person say it out of his/her mouth. anyways im glad u met the queen and how exciting that would have been. i am eagerly waiting for desire to come out. keep writing
luv
nav
April 1st, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Hi Shilpa,
It was good to read about ure meeting with the Queen of Jordan.
I really thought u will do a little trick on 1st April and so am a lil bit disappointed Never mind….
I hope u will post pictures on the blog regularly…it is a great way to keep in touch with ure fans. Hey, any decision abt the eastender news which we are hearing?? Please………u are far too glamourous . Do not accept a petty role in eastender…..just imagine u being the love interest of Phil Mitchel…how dare he??? I am sure u will not be protrayed in the best of light and it will definitely be a wrong career move….trust me.
I have to make a little confession. The day u stepped out of the limousine to enter the Big brother house I thought….” Oh no….we do not want a squabbling bollywood actress to portray Indians in the worst possible way ” And I am so very glad that u proved me wrong. Ure persona not only reflected the whole of the Asians per se but probably extended to everybody to whom u became an instant icon of tolerace, grace, dignity and respect. Small things like offering ure shawl to Uncle KIM (?) were noticed by viewrs and they bonded with u. Try and keep ureself in that pedestal.
Keep well……….and good luck to ure team although I am supporting kolkata knight riders ( well as a Bengali has to support the team where Sourav is…cant help!!!)
Cheers
R
April 1st, 2009 at 9:30 pm
I loved u in big brother.. Thanks for being there.. U have tough me so much…
u’r a the hero…
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:06 am
Hello Dr.Shilpa,
Great to know that you had chance to interact with the Queen ..I could be probably the first one on this blogg.. I dont know.. we woke up in INDIA to see posts of you ..sadly the blown up media talking trash.. Good luck to you in SA for the Rajasthan Royals.
Dr.Shilpa ..did you have a chance to read my Letter which I had posted from LONDON ( CRTL ) on climate changes and global warming ..with all that you are tied up with please address some attention on my communique ..it will make a big difference to this world which we are living in
Cheers
J.Glbl Warmng D.
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:02 am
Hi Shilpa!! Wow you are lucky to meet the royal Queen!!!
I hope that you will keep in touch with each other. I Love your RR video!!!!!! Wishing you and your team the best 
:D
I read about the marriage plans..October is a great month i think( my birthday is at the 19th of October)
Congratulations!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
I hope that you will make photos of the marriage, i think that Raj and you will look the most beautiful jodi!!!!!
Lots of love and succes with everything!!
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:23 am
Hi Shilpa
Hope u r doin gud..well i just have seen ur pics with ur beau in ur new mention..Congrats for the new house.
It is gud that u r enjoyin a new experience everyday..meeting people like Queen Rania is such a great honour.
wish u n ur team all the very best!!!!!!!!
do write soon
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:36 am
Hi Shilpa
Sometime i really wonder that whether the big stars like ever read all these comments or not and whether u have time to do so and whatever is written here in the blog are really your thoughts or not and did you ever reply to anybody about their comments
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:46 am
nice…..
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:24 am
Hey shilpha.
Great to hear you enjoyed yourself in my home country, South Africa.
Hope you are keeping well.
Love,
Sana.
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:32 am
Hey shilpha.
Great to hear you enjoyed yourself in my home country, South Africa.
Hope you are keeping well.
Love,
Sana.
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May 8th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
HI SONA HOW R U?
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Dear Shilpa, you belongs to us! It Hurts!
Yours, Lauri
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:39 pm
शिल्पा जी कैसी हैं आप ? सबसे पहले मैं आपको बधाई देना चाहूँगा कि आप शादी करने जा रही है . बहुत ख़ुशी हुई जानकर कि आप अपना घर बसाने जा रही हैं. करोडों दिलो कि धड़कन अब किसी एक कि धड़कन बनकर दिल में धड्केगी. आप मेरी प्रिय अभिनेत्री रही हैं . शुरू से ही मैं आपको पसंद करता आया हूँ. आपकी फिगर बहुत सेक्सी है.आप बहुत खूबसूरत हैं.मैं आपका दीवाना हुआ करता था . फिर इधर आपकी व्यवस्तता के कारण और मेरी व्यवस्तता के कारण दूरियां बन गयी . आपकी लम्बे अरसे से कोई फिल्म भी नहीं आई.
अंत में यही कहना चाहूँगा कि आप सदैव खुश रहे और दूधो नहायें और पूतो फलें क्योंकि आपको बच्चे बहुत पसंद हैं .
मेरा भी एक ब्लॉग है जिस पर में अपनी लिखी हुई कवितायेँ और कहानियां डालता हूँ अगर कभी आपको समय मिले तो मेरे ब्लॉग पर जाकर पढ़ लेना .
मेरे ब्लॉग का पता है : http://meraapnajahaan.blogspot.com/
या फिर यहाँ क्लिक करें मेरी कलम - मेरी अभिव्यक्ति
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आपका शुभचिंतक
अनिल कान्त
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Dear Shilpa: Thanks for your latest post. Believe this…No other woman on earth, regardless of her rank, title, or status, is more regal, aristocratic, and awe-inspiring than our own Queen of India, Shilpa Shetty. Daily Mail In Britain published photos of your “Raj Mahal” home. Fabulous! Take care, stay safe.
April 3rd, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Hi Shilpa. My name is Salma and i’m from the Uk Birmingham… So lovelly to read your blog. When did you start writing? I read Mr Bachchan’s blog everyday and now I also read your. Please can we have more updates… Lots of love from your fan Salma XXXX
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Hi shilpa,
SO i m lucky again to write to this blog first but u know my luck is so bad that i never get reply from u.
Might be because u r very much busy , and thanks for confirming that u are not getting married lol because when we hear abt this news from media me pretty sure that lots of heart got broken.
Just do a promise what ever date you decide for your marriage we i mean ur blog user will be the first one after ur would be husband abt ur marriage date.
So u r coming to new delhi, great i m also from new delhi btw for wat pupose u r coming in. Recently watch ur video halla bol and we started halla bol after seeing it :p.
Nicce to know abt ur meeting with queen Rania but u r also a Rani for us . so can we say - “Shilpa Rani AA”
Shilpa one thing i want from u taht keep responding our message if u feel it need to answer because u know it is like a special gift for us.
Last qs who is ur favourite player in Rajasthan Royals, pls dont give diplomatic answer lol
Bye
Aamit
April 4th, 2009 at 3:29 am
hi Shilpa
tell me that ant u get bored out of all this filmy life and to play characters in the reel life again and again. i mean does not it effect a real person in you. and are u not going to forget your real emotions, feelings, anger, happiness by doing all these roles in day to day life in the tv and film.
Well if u get time please tell me
have good time
shubham
April 4th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Hi
April 6th, 2009 at 6:16 am
Hi Shilpa,
I hope you are very well, as well as being very busy! A busy bee jetting over from one place to the other. Do you ever keep still!!?
Shilpa, I live in the UK, and as a fan was a bit worried when I heard rumours going around that you may star in Eastenders. I hope this is not true! For a glamorous star I can’t picture you in such a de-glam show! eastenders is just a soap that revolves around lives of very uninteresting people! There are not that many good tv shows I can think of coming out of the UK. Think about this. How many tv stars from UK can you think of? The only acclaimed ones in recent times have been shows like Absolutely fabulous, and The Office. But I think the best tv is coming out of USA at the moment. Think of the popularity of Friends, Desperate Housewives, sex & the city, Lost, 24, heroes etc - nothing matching the popularity of those shows is coming out of UK at the moment. The only thing UK has been good at lately is the game show formats - they have created a lot of gameshows (Who wants to be a millonaire, weakest link, pop idol etc) and these formats have been exported all over the world. I dont think you starring in eastenders will do much for your glamorous image! please don’t do eastenders!! if there is some other show being created around you, then maybe, but not eastenders please!!!!!
Good luck for IPL and everything else. God Bless - Rihana
April 6th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
hai shilpa..
i’m ur fan from malaysia..i’m knowing u from Dhadkan..i love this film..
anyway, gdluck in everything u do..and it must be wonderful to meet da Queen of Jordan face to face..
April 7th, 2009 at 3:08 am
Hai,shilpa just as like anyone I am not ur fan but truely a mad about u.All during this year of ur performance shows ur creativity.Brave n beauty I only have these two words for u.Best wishes for IPL.
April 8th, 2009 at 2:28 am
hey Shilpa…I am a huge from Los Angeles…I was just wondering if u were thinking about getting a Twitter (www.twitter.com) account…just wanted to know…thanx
April 8th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Hi Shilpa,
I guess u r too busy or shooting in a locale where there is no internet connection. I hate to think that u are “too busy” so as not be able to write a line in your”BLOG” over the last 7 days. We all thought that you created this site so that ure fans can be in touch with you, but YES…I must say that I definitely AM disappointed because I feel that as a fan we are being ignored. I am sure u speak with ure close ones for 5 minutes and perhaps this is what we ask 4….just 5 minutes to pen a little note regarding how ure day has been….thats it!!
I sincerely hope that u show a bit more commitment to your blog or u may end up with more and more disgruntled fans like me. I hope u understand that fans can be ure best critics since they will always give u an honest opinion and I hope u do appreciate their concerns.
Best Wishes
R
April 8th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Hello Shilpaji,
Do you personally read your e-mails? I hope so! I wrote you one recently. And once again, I will say, you are stunningly beautiful, God’s gift on earth. Wishing you all happiness in life.
Love,
Smita
April 10th, 2009 at 6:07 am
Hey cooki, how you doing? eagerly awaiting the IPL… i’m from Cape Town and was extremely glad to find out that the Rajasthan Royals are based here… purchased tickets for all their matches here in CT,except the opening match which was sold out by 10;30am on the day it came out.. was so depressed as i was 20mins late(good news i guess though for Mr Modi and the rest of the corporates).. what i actualy wanted to ask is that if and where any Rajasthan Royals merchendise will be on sale as currently they’re not available here… if you know of anything please pass on the info.. :):) Really Really REALLY hope to see you at some of the Cape town Matches.
http://hara8.prodigits.co.uk
April 11th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Hi Silpa, I am a die hard fan of you. I am inspired by your yoga dvds. you are beautiful and have the best beautiful bollywood figure…
http://shilpa-shetty-yoga.blogspot.com/
April 11th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Hi Shilpa,
Just read about ure visit to the Golden temple and how Raj had been the valiant knight…..Hope u are well…Wish u the best.
Btw..u looked like a Pnajabi Kudi in the beautiful yellow outfit….I was a bit surprised since I expected Dharamji and his family to be with you on this visit to the Golden temple..anyway..chalo..people do have so many other commitments.
Bye for now
R
April 16th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
sat sri akal shilpa jee! ki haal hai? ohhh dear it is so nice to hear that you at good time in life. you’re a beautiful, wonderful person and very intelligent. keep up the great work! take care, mrs. nirmal singh
May 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
शिल्पा कभी-कभी सोचता हूं उस भगवान का शुक्रिया-अदा करु जिसने तुम्हें बनाया…लेकिन फिर मन में उसी भगवान के लिए गुस्सा भी आ जाता है…पता है क्यों ? क्यों कि ना..तो मैं तुम से बात कर सकता हूं..ना ही तुम्हारीं सुन सकता हूं…क्या यार…कभी-कभी झल्ला और जाता हूं…सच कहूं तो ये जलन ही है…तुम्हें पा लेने की…कसम से यार तुम्हारे जैसी सुंदर लड़की आज तक धरती पर ना कोई है…और ना ही कोई हो सकेगी…यार एक एहसान कर दो..कभी मिल लो…….।