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September 18, 2012

In Shameless Celebration of Kate Middleton’s Dance Moves

By Charlotte Cowles

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It’s the final day of Kate and Will’s epic Diamond Jubilee tour of Southeast Asia, and in true when-in-Rome fashion (or perhaps to provide far more exciting photos than, ahem, those other ones), the royal couple shook their throne-ripened butts with local ladies in Funafuti, Tuvalu. (Yes, Funafuti! Can you imagine a more wonderfully named place?) Kate even wore grass skirt, and Will had flowers on his head, and it was all captured on video. What a great trip it’s been.

Here’s the video, courtesy of the Telegraph, and enjoy our slideshow of their various activities.

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Kate started the day with her usual composure, wearing a yellow eyelet dress by small independent British designer Rebecca English. Here she is at the... Kate started the day with her usual composure, wearing a yellow eyelet dress by small independent British designer Rebecca English. Here she is at the airport leaving the Solomon Islands. Photo: Chris Jackson/2012 Getty Images
Upon arriving in Tuvalu, the couple was ushered down a red carpet onto a pair of thrones. (Please note that Kate's feet aren't even swollen from the f... Upon arriving in Tuvalu, the couple was ushered down a red carpet onto a pair of thrones. (Please note that Kate's feet aren't even swollen from the flight. She's not human.) Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
Then they were hoisted into the air...
... and bedecked with lovely flowers and shells. 
Kate kept her flower hat on while visiting children at the Nauti Primary School in Funafuti; meanwhile, the kids wore paper versions.
The couple then went to the Vaiku Falekaupule, a local community center, where all the fun started. Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
Kate was given her very own grass skirt. Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
And the local ladiez showed her how it's done. Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
Obviously, we can't get enough of this. Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
And neither can you, evidently. Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
One more! Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
THEN IT GOT EVEN BETTER. Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
Some players just can't turn it off. Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
"Rollin' with my homies..." Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
When in doubt, resort to the macarena. Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
Finally, an anticlimactic but well-deserved dinner of cheese, coconut milk, and shellfish. End scene. Photo: Pool/2012 Getty Images
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