Video and Photos: Royal Couple Visits Solomon Islands amid Kate's topless photos row

Kate Middleton - the Duchess of Cambridge was crowned as an Island Princess when she was presented with a headdress of fresh flowers during the visit of a village in Solomon Islands today.

 

The Duchess Crowned as 'Island Princess' as Kate and Wills Visit Solomon Islands (Image Credit: Daily Mail, UK)

Pacific warriors gave the glamorous royal couple a warm welcome on Sunday as they landed in the capital Honiara as part of their nine-day Southeast Asian and Pacific tour marking Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee.

 

Tens of thousands of islanders again turned out to watch the royal couple as they toured a cultural village on their second day in the Solomon Islands.

Prince William, second in line to the British throne, and her gorgiuos wife Catherine were visiting a cultural centre in South Pacific when the decorative headpiece made from exotic frangipani and bougainvillea was placed on her head unexpectedly.

 

Catherine, wearing a Jaeger's yellow shirt-dress and LK Bennet heels, charmed Honiara locals, while her more subdued husband stood at her side.

 

Royal couple continued their trip as scheduled despite a row raged in Europe regarding topless photos of the Duchess published in French and Irish magazines on last weekend.

 

Prince William's spokesperson told the Sunday Mirror newspaper that they would not let the photographs ruin their trip.

 

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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.

 

The Duchess Kate on Camping with kids from King Solomon Academy Primary School

The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton looked relaxed as she spent the morning with children from inner-city backgrounds on Sunday. They were building tents and making campfires, developing their confidence and teamwork skills during a weekend visit to the countryside.

The Duchess Kate on Camping with kids from King Solomon Academy Primary School

 But one thing Kate Middleton proved while camping, with eight- and nine-year-olds from the King Solomon Academy Primary School that she still manages to look effortlessly chic even when she's roughing it in the woods.

The Duchess of Cambridge rocked a $500 pair of leather-lined Le Chameau wellington boots, Zara jeans, a Burberry shirt and a Really Wild sleeveless jacket to tour a campground in Kent.

The Duchess was then shown how to make dough sticks over the camp fire, which she said were “very nice”. 

As the children became accustomed to their royal visitor, they began to quiz her about her new life. 

Asked how long she would sit on the throne, she replied tactfully: “It’s not actually my job yet!” 

Tigerlily Smith, eight, said the Duchess had been very friendly. 

“We asked how it felt to be a princess and she said it was very nice and she got to visit lots of countries but hadn’t seen as many as William,” she said. 

“She said William was very sweet and kind and spoiled her.” 

Showing off her keen maternal impulse with the kids, The Duchess and Duke of Cambridge hope to conceive their own baby before next summer.

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'We are very proud of having the Queen as our head of state and were happily planning to celebrate her jubilee when this wonderful news came through,' says consul to the UK, Iftikhar Ayaz. 

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Despite of the couple’s long trip; the visit to the 'small and faraway state' of Tuvalu is expected to create the most interest. 

'As the islands that make up Tuvalu are very remote - some are 500km apart - the news will take a while to filter through,' Iftikhar tells the Daily Mail.

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