Duke and Duchess of Cambridge react with 'anger and disbelief' after topless pictures printed by French magazine The Duke and Duchess, who are in the middle of a busy day of engagements in Kuala Lumpur, will "turn their minds to what, if any, action they want to take" when they board a flight to Borneo later this morning. The Duke's mother was killed in August 1997 when her car crashed in Paris as it was being pursued by paparazzi photographers, and the fact that Palace sources alluded to the Princess's death showed the depth of their anger at the controversy, which threatens to overshadow the couple's foreign tour. A Royal source said: "This is disappointing, saddening and turns the clock back 15 years. We have always maintained the position that the Duke and Duchess deserve their privacy, not least when they are on holiday in their own swimming pool.