The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will parade through
the streets of Honiara in an open-top vehicle shaped like a canoe after
they arrived in the Solomon Islands.
On what is the penultimate stage of the couple's Diamond Jubilee tour,
William and Kate will be welcomed to the Queen's Pacific Realm by Island
warriors in a traditional ceremony.
As the group of islands has no military, the Duke will inspect an
Honour Guard made up of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.
This will be the first country visited by the couple during their tour where the Queen is head of state.
As more publications move to print the tople*s photographs of Kate
while on holiday in France, St James' Palace told Sky News the couple
remained focused on the tour, saying they were "really looking forward
to visiting the Solomon Islands".
But a St James' Palace spokeswoman also described the decision to
publish photographs in the Irish Daily Star as motivated "by greed".
The royals' condemnation came as the future of the Irish newspaper
became uncertain after its co-owner, Northern and Shell, which prints
the Star and Express titles in the UK, said it would end its joint
venture with the Dublin tabloid in protest at the publication.
Media tycoon Richard Desmond, who used to own a series of adult
entertainment titles and is now the chairman of Northern and Shell, said
he was "very angry" at the decision to publish the photos, for which he
saw "no justification whatever".
The Irish Daily Star editor Michael O'Kane defended their publication,
saying the Duchess was no different from Rihanna or Lady Gaga, and
acknowledging he wanted to sell more newspapers.
Italy's Chi magazine has also said it intends to publish up to 23 photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge in Monday's edition.After parading through the streets in the canoe type vehicle under a
canopy of leaves, the royal couple will attend the Sunday morning
service at St Barnabas Cathedral.
The cathedral is open-sided and more than 1,000 islanders are expected
to gather in and around to worship alongside the Duke and Duchess and
the Solomon Islands' Prime Minister and Governor General.
In the evening, William and Kate will be guests of honour at a
trational Solomon Islands feast in the grounds of Government House.
The Duke of Cambridge will deliver a message on behalf of the Queen to around 500 guests.
