The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are welcomed to Marau, Solomon Islands before they travel by boat to Tavanipupu, as part of the Royal couple's Diamond Jubilee Tour of South East Asia
As her lawyer went to court Monday to stop the publication of topless photo of her from spreading, Kate Middleton got an eyeful from Solomon Islands women accustomed to letting it all hang out.
A royal lawyer argued in a Paris court that the partially nude pictures breached a “highly intimate moment” for the future king and queen of England.
A royal lawyer argued in a Paris court that the partially nude pictures breached a “highly intimate moment” for the future king and queen of England.
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The Duchess of Cambridge looks at a topless sculpture during a visit to the Cultural Village in Honiara, Solomon Islands, 17 September 2012.
But on the opposite side of the world, the Duchess of Cambridge did her best to maintain her composure while negotiating a highly awkward moment.
Middleton and Prince William were welcomed to the village of Marau by a group of topless women, draped in the island’s traditional garb, who presented the couple with garlands to wear during their visit.
The move seemed to amuse the Duchess, who laughed and covered her face as the situation must have hit close to home
Middleton and Prince William were welcomed to the village of Marau by a group of topless women, draped in the island’s traditional garb, who presented the couple with garlands to wear during their visit.
The move seemed to amuse the Duchess, who laughed and covered her face as the situation must have hit close to home
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are welcomed to Marau, Solomon Islands before they travel by boat to Tavanipupu, as part of the Royal couple's Diamond Jubilee Tour of South East Asia
Prince William and Kate Middleton land at the Marau landing strip to a traditional welcome and topless girls presented the couple with garlands.
She later was caught with her eyebrows raised and lips pursed as she came face to face with a topless sculpture in Honiora, seemingly trying to contain gut-busting laugh in the wake of the scandal that has swept Europe.In the clash of cultures, Middleton didn’t seem to mind the topless islanders while her lawyer made the case of why surreptitiously nudie photos of her do not belong in the public domain.
Royal lawyer Aurelien Hamelle sought a court injunction banning republication or resale of photos of Middleton topless bathing in the south of France.
Prince William and Kate officially took legal action over her topless photos on Monday.
Hamelle argued the photos were taken “in a highly intimate moment during a scene of married life and have no place on the cover of a magazine.”He drew parallels to the fatal 1997 Paris crash that killed Prince William’s mother, Princess Diana, Hamelle pleaded with a judge to take the profit out of the paparazzi madness.
The court is expected to release its’ decision Tuesday.
Prince William and Kate Middleton land at the Marau landing strip to a traditional welcome and topless girls presented the couple with garlands.
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge listen to a village chief deliver a speech after their arrival in Marapa Island, Solomon Islands.
The French magazine Closer ignited the firestorm by publishing the topless shots on Friday and its Italian sister publication Chi ran a 26-page spread of the royal mammaries Monday under the headline “The Queen is Naked.”
“Since Kate is not exactly Alice in Wonderland, she should have expected this,” Chi editor Alfonso Signorini told Italian paper Corriere della Sera on Monday. “If I had had more scandalous photos I would have willingly published them.”
Closer to Britain’s back yard, Michael O’Kane, editor of the Irish Daily Star, was suspended Monday over the paper’s publication of the pictures.
“Since Kate is not exactly Alice in Wonderland, she should have expected this,” Chi editor Alfonso Signorini told Italian paper Corriere della Sera on Monday. “If I had had more scandalous photos I would have willingly published them.”
Closer to Britain’s back yard, Michael O’Kane, editor of the Irish Daily Star, was suspended Monday over the paper’s publication of the pictures.
Kate Middleton meets a young well-wisher as she attends a Women's Reception at the Leaf House, Commonwealth Youth South Pacific Centre on day 7 of their Diamond Jubilee Tour.
While the Star’s British co-owner threatened to shut down the newspaper entirely, O’Kane said he didn’t see what the big deal was.
“I did this as a service to our readers,” O’Kane told the BBC. “I’m a little taken aback by the reaction in the UK. It only seems to be an issue in the UK because she is your future queen. But from our point of view in Ireland, Kate Middleton is just another of the fantastic line of celebrities.”
But spokesman from Clarence House — the official residents of the Prince Williams father Prince Charles — made it clear what the big deal is.
“The complaint concerns the taking of photographs of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge whilst on holiday and the publication of those photographs in breach of their privacy,” the spokesman said.
“I did this as a service to our readers,” O’Kane told the BBC. “I’m a little taken aback by the reaction in the UK. It only seems to be an issue in the UK because she is your future queen. But from our point of view in Ireland, Kate Middleton is just another of the fantastic line of celebrities.”
But spokesman from Clarence House — the official residents of the Prince Williams father Prince Charles — made it clear what the big deal is.
“The complaint concerns the taking of photographs of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge whilst on holiday and the publication of those photographs in breach of their privacy,” the spokesman said.
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