THE British Royals are facing yet another scandal when a French magazine on Friday published topless pictures Kate Middleton taken while the couple were on a holiday trip in France.
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| French Tabloid 'Closer' World Exclusive: Kate Middleton Topless Photos Published |
Claiming a world exclusive, Closer magazine invited visitors on its website to pick up the latest edition to enjoy "the photos that the world can't wait to see; the Duchess of Cambridge topless on a guesthouse terrace".
The couple were staying in Provence at a chateau owned by Lord Linley, the Queen's nephew, ahead of their Diamond Jubilee tour of South-east Asia and the South Pacific on behalf of the Queen.
A shocked Wills and Kate were told the news and shown copies of the pictures this morning over breakfast in Kuala Lumpur, where they are on a four-day visit. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are reported to be "saddened" by after French tabloid publish topless photographs of Kate Middleton today.
"Their royal highnesses were saddened to learn about the alleged photos," a royal source travelling with the couple told AFP.
Closer features shots of the royal couple under the headline "OH MY GOD - the photos that will go around the world". Splashed on the front cover and inside on five pages, many of the grainy photos feature what appears to be the Duchess wearing just the bottoms of a black and white bikini and looking so fit that the magazine said "Victoria's Secret angels can stand aside."
The monarchy was investigating the authenticity of the photos and would then "make a decision about what to do", a royal source said.
"The incident, if true, turns the clock back 15 years."
The source was referring to the intense media attention on Princess Diana, who died in a car crash while fleeing paparazzi in Paris in 1997.
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