Even British royalty isn’t immune to laptop theft. Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson can confirm that, at least. A laptop belonging to the Duchess had been taken to the Black Cat Sound and Vision studio, containing photographs to be developed. The laptop was stolen from the business on December 11, 2008.

An article in the Telegraph details that the laptop “contained pictures of her family and friends as well as snaps taken on her recent travels.” A source added, “The photographs are of a sensitive nature, so she can’t just take them along to her local shop to be printed,” which is why the laptop was left at the Black Cat studio.

Police believe that the laptop might have been password protected, but they are unsure. And experts agree that regardless of the level of encryption or password protection, if the thief intentionally stole the Duchess’ laptop with intent to use the information therein, somehow the photographs will surface. However, police are hopeful that this was merely a theft of opportunity, and the laptop will merely be wiped clean and resold on the black market.

Unfortunately, that means the Duchess won’t be getting the pictures of her two daughters and ex-husband Prince Andrew.

Honestly, you would think the royals would have a certain level of security on their laptops. Had the Duchess utilized technology like MyLaptopGPS, she could have started scrapbooking already.