William and Catherine greeted by huge crowds in Solomon Islands
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Britain's Prince William (L) and his wife Catherine (C), the Duchess of Cambridge, wave to the local Solomon Islanders aboard a truck decorated as a canoe in Honiara on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Workers on a truck ride past a banner with a picture of Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on it in Honiara on Sept 14, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A customer enjoys ice-cream as she walks past a billboard offering free ice-cream to anyone named William or Kate at Frangipani ice-cream shop in Honiara on Sept 15, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Dancers perform a traditional dance at a hotel in Honiara on Sept 15, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, wave on a truck decorated as a canoe, as they depart Honiara International Airport, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Britain's Prince William, fourth left, and his wife Kate, right, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, laugh as warriors perform a traditional dance at Honiara International Airport, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Britain's Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, smiles after her arrival to the Honiara International Airport on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Britain's Prince William reviews an honour guard after his arrival to Honiara International Airport on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Britain's Prince William (L) and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, wave to the local Solomon Islanders as they leave the airport aboard a truck decorated as canoe in Honiara on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Solomon Islands warriors perform a traditional dance on the arrival of Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Britain's Prince William, right, and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, walk up stairs to ride on the back of a truck decorated as a canoe on their arrival in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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People gather on and around a caterpillar dozer as they wait on the side of the road to view Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as they arrive in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Britain's Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, arrives to Honiara International Airport on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge looks around on the arrival of the Duke and Duchess in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Britain's Prince William (centre L) and his wife Catherine (centre R), the Duchess of Cambridge, wave to the local Solomon Islanders as they leave the airport aboard a truck decorated as canoe in Honiara on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Dancers perform a traditional dance at a hotel in Honiara on Sept 15, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Kenny waits for his bus to go to a private function of traditional dance close to Bonegi Beach in Honiara on Sept 15, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Dancers perform a traditional dance at a hotel in Honiara on Sept 15, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Young women walk past a billboard showing Queen Elizabeth II in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Saturday, Sept 15, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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A police officer salutes after Britain's Prince William and his wife, Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, arrive at Honiara International Airport on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Britain's Catherine (L), the Duchess of Cambridge, waits as her husband, Britain's Prince William, reviews an hounour guard at Honiara International Airport on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Britain's Prince William, left, and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, wave on the back of a truck decorated like as a canoe following a welcome ceremony in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, with a flowers around his neck, inspects a police honor guard as he and his wife Kate, the Duchess arrive in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, board a decorated truck at Honiara International Airport on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Britain's Prince William (L) and his wife Catherine (C), the Duchess of Cambridge, wave to the local Solomon Islanders aboard a truck decorated as a canoe in Honiara on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Workers on a truck ride past a banner with a picture of Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on it in Honiara on Sept 14, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A customer enjoys ice-cream as she walks past a billboard offering free ice-cream to anyone named William or Kate at Frangipani ice-cream shop in Honiara on Sept 15, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Dancers perform a traditional dance at a hotel in Honiara on Sept 15, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, wave on a truck decorated as a canoe, as they depart Honiara International Airport, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Britain's Prince William, fourth left, and his wife Kate, right, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, laugh as warriors perform a traditional dance at Honiara International Airport, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Britain's Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, smiles after her arrival to the Honiara International Airport on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Britain's Prince William reviews an honour guard after his arrival to Honiara International Airport on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Britain's Prince William (L) and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, wave to the local Solomon Islanders as they leave the airport aboard a truck decorated as canoe in Honiara on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Solomon Islands warriors perform a traditional dance on the arrival of Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Britain's Prince William, right, and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, walk up stairs to ride on the back of a truck decorated as a canoe on their arrival in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
People gather on and around a caterpillar dozer as they wait on the side of the road to view Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as they arrive in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Britain's Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, arrives to Honiara International Airport on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge looks around on the arrival of the Duke and Duchess in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Britain's Prince William (centre L) and his wife Catherine (centre R), the Duchess of Cambridge, wave to the local Solomon Islanders as they leave the airport aboard a truck decorated as canoe in Honiara on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Dancers perform a traditional dance at a hotel in Honiara on Sept 15, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Kenny waits for his bus to go to a private function of traditional dance close to Bonegi Beach in Honiara on Sept 15, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Dancers perform a traditional dance at a hotel in Honiara on Sept 15, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Young women walk past a billboard showing Queen Elizabeth II in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Saturday, Sept 15, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
A police officer salutes after Britain's Prince William and his wife, Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, arrive at Honiara International Airport on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Britain's Catherine (L), the Duchess of Cambridge, waits as her husband, Britain's Prince William, reviews an hounour guard at Honiara International Airport on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Britain's Prince William, left, and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, wave on the back of a truck decorated like as a canoe following a welcome ceremony in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, with a flowers around his neck, inspects a police honor guard as he and his wife Kate, the Duchess arrive in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, board a decorated truck at Honiara International Airport on Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
HONIARA (AFP) - Britain's Prince William and wife Catherine were greeted by huge crowds as they landed in the lush, steamy Solomon Islands on Sunday, while a row raged in Europe about topless photos of the Duchess.
Pacific warriors gave the glamorous royal couple a ceremonial welcome as they touched down in the capital Honiara as part of their nine-day South-east Asian and Pacific tour marking Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
William, second in line to the British throne, inspected an honour guard of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force - the Pacific nation has no military - before the couple left for the capital in a colourful motorcade.
Thousands of locals packed the route for a glimpse of the pair as they passed on an open-top truck decorated as a gleaming black and turquoise canoe adorned with frangipani flowers and a leafy canopy. Their final destination was the city's St Barnabas Cathedral where they were special guests at a Jubilee Thanksgiving service, marred by a brief power outage as the congregation waited for the generator to kick in.
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