William and Kate's day got off to a terrible start before they even emerged in public. Over breakfast, their aides informed them that a French photographer with a long lens had snapped pictures of Kate topless during the couple's Luberon holiday just before the tour. French magazine Closer was publishing a full spread.

The day was tense from the start, but the couple kept smiles on their faces as they toured a large mosque in downtown Kuala Lumpur, undertook a walkabout in the city centre park, and attended lunch hosted British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce