Actress Joanna Lumley has met Nepal's president as she continues her visit to the country.

女演员Joanna Lumley在她的尼泊尔访问之旅中会见了尼泊尔总统。

The presidential visit follows a triumphant¹（得胜的，得意洋洋的） arrival in Kathmandu where she was mobbed by hundreds of well-wishers and Gurkha veterans.

Ms Lumley was greeted with garlands（花环） of flowers, colourful scarves（围巾） and signs that described her as a "goddess".

Ms Lumley, whose father was a Gurkha regiment² officer, fronted a campaign for UK settlement rights for Gurkhas.

As well as meeting President Ram³ Baran Yadav, the former Avengers star is also spending time with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal before addressing a meeting at the capital's city hall.

'Chaos⁴'

Her group will also have afternoon tea with the British ambassador to Nepal, Dr Andrew Hall, before laying a wreath（花环，花圈） at a war memorial near the embassy.

On Tuesday, Ms Lumley will visit Jhapa and Dharan to meet Gurkhas; on Wednesday the group will meet members of the Gurkha Welfare Trust charity; and on Thursday she will visit with Gurkhas' widows.

Finally, before flying back to the UK on 1 August, Ms Lumley will visit Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha⁵, and then return to Kathmandu to visit orphans⁶ and homeless children.

The BBC's Alastair Leithead in Kathmandu said there was "chaos" at Tribhuvan International Airport when Ms Lumley arrived.

He added that Ms Lumley was regarded as an "absolute hero" in Nepal following her campaigns on behalf of the Gurkhas.

She greeted the crowd with the Gurkha battle cry "Ayo Gurkhali".

Ms Lumley added: "My friends of Nepal, I am your family coming to Nepal for the first time.

'The rest is history'

"I want to thank you so much."

Some of those who turned out to meet her carried placards（招贴，布告） which read: "Goddess Joanna" and "Thank you."

Ms Lumley is travelling with Gurkha Justice campaigner Peter Carroll, who started the campaign for Gurkhas' UK settlement rights.

He said some people were expected to walk for three days just to be a part of Ms Lumley's visit.

Mr Carroll said he first contacted Ms Lumley after a women in Kent tapped him on the shoulder and suggested he ask her to get involved. Mr Carroll added: "The rest is history."

In May, the government said all retired⁷ Gurkha soldiers - originally from Nepal - with at least four years service in the British Army, could stay in the UK.