Kate Middleton Keeps Smiling In Wake Of Topless Photo Scandal
Sept. 14 2012, Published 6:30 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, kept a smile on her face Friday while visiting a Mosque during a tour of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, despite having just learned a French gossip magazine planned to publish topless photos of her on its cover.
The UK’s Daily Mail reports Kate and Prince William were informed of the scandal as they ate breakfast shortly before they left to visit the Mosque. Sources say the Royal family is “saddened and angry” by the news.
The photos were allegedly snapped while the royal couple were on vacation in Luberon, France last week.
The pair were staying at the Château d'Autet, the private home of the Queen’s nephew Viscount Linley, before leaving for their Diamond Jubilee tour together through Southeast Asian and the South Pacific.
The couple, who obviously did not suspect a lurking paparazzo, was sunning themselves on the balcony and swimming in the pool of the estate when the intrusive photos were taken.
The French magazine, called Closer, has already posted the cover of a topless Kate for its latest issue on its website, even though the magazine will not be released until Saturday.
It features shots of the royal couple under the headline "OH MY GOD - the photos that will go around the world".
A spokesperson at St. James Palace Friday invoked the memory of Princess Diana as it issued a statement condemning the publication of the photos:
“Their Royal Highnesses have been hugely saddened to learn that a French publication and a photographer have invaded their privacy in such a grotesque and totally unjustifiable manner.
“The incident is reminiscent of the worst excesses of the press and paparazzi during the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, and all the more upsetting to The Duke and Duchess for being so.
“Their Royal Highnesses had every expectation of privacy in the remote house. It is unthinkable that anyone shoul