Prince William and Kate don grass skirts and dance in Tuvalu

(CBS News) Prince William and Kate donned colorful skirts and showed off their dance skills on the island of Tuvalu, the last stop on their tour of the Far East and South Pacific.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 30, arrived on the tiny, remote island on Tuesday, where they were transported from the airport on thrones carried by men wearing grass skirts.

Later that day, they joined locals at a dancing celebration. Both got up and joined the performers, swaying their hips and moving their arms, according to the Daily Mail. Kate reportedly got to her feet and joined in multiple times, while William saved his dancing for later in the evening.

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William and Kate in Solomon Islands, Tuvalu

They also took part in another local custom, in which dignitaries spray perfume on the dancers they like as a symbol of respect or gratitude, the Mail notes. The royal couple brought a bottle of Paul Smith London for Men, which they used to spray the performers.

The high-energy evening comes after the royal couple had an overnight stay at a resort on Tavanipupu in the Solomon Islands. People reports William and Kate went snorkeling, sipped pina coladas and enjoyed a romantic dinner under a bamboo canopy, despite heavy tropical rain showers.

"I was astounded at how down to earth and lovely they were. They just seemed to love it. They were happy and relaxed," said Pamela Kimberly, the resort's co-owner, according to the website.

Tuvalu is the last stop on the couple's nine-day tour, marking Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. The duo previously stopped in Singapore, Malaysia and the Solomon Islands. The trip came as furor erupted over the publication of topless photos of Kate, taken during the couple's vacation in Southern France earlier this month.

On Tuesday, a French court ordered a magazine publisher to hand over all digital copies of the photos within 24 hours, and blocked further publication of the images. The ruling only applies to the French publisher, and not other publications that have already run the photos in Italy and Ireland.

[ugleyme]

Well, at least she's putting clothes ON.

[IPonUall2]

As always and with all, we should wish them happiness together for they seem like a happy couple, let that never wear away....

I loved Princes Diana, it was a great loss not only to that family (weather or not the other royals agree), but to the world.
I hope she raised William and Harry with enough of her wisdom for the short time she was on earth.
So far, it seems boys will be boys...still time to grow, and learn from the mistakes and victories of other greater people.

[nazcap]

Instead of lifting a British royal story from the Daily Mail, CBS might have chosen to tell us something more relevant about Tuvalu, such as the fact that it is disappearing into the ocean and no country will agree to take its citizens. But, no, gotta have that celeb fix.