The Earl and Countess of Strathearn, as they are titled while carrying out official engagements in Scotland, arrived at Edinburgh Waverley after spending the night in the Royal train.
Among the party waiting to greet them was the Lord Provost of Edinburgh's official piper, Louise Marshall, who piped the Royal couple through the concourse playing a medley of Christmas hits on the pipes.
The Royal couple's first engagement of the whistle-stop tour of the UK was to staff at one of the Scottish Ambulance Service's (SAS) nerve centres at Newbridge, outside Edinburgh.
William, dressed in a dark blue coat and tartan scarf, and Kate, wearing a blue Catherine Walker coat and carrying a bag by Scottish designer Strathberry, thanked staff for their incredible efforts in coping with their demanding jobs while many were affected by personal Covid tragedies.
They chatted with staff and
heard deeply moving accounts of how many of them have been affected
personally during the crisis, while continuing to provide vital first
response cover across the country. Read more from The Daily Mail.