The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met frontline workers from the Scottish Ambulance Service as they began their tour of the country on the royal train.
William and Kate met the ambulance staff in Newbridge, near Edinburgh, during their first engagement after they set off on their 1,250-mile morale-boosting trip.
They also visited Holy Trinity First School in Berwick-upon-Tweed, where they thanked teachers for their efforts to support learning during the coronavirus crisis before heading to Yorkshire to meet volunteers who had helped elderly members of their community.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Batley Community Centre, West Yorkshire meeting volunteers who have supported elderly members of the community (Danny Lawson/PA)Kate had changed her coat, while William was wearing a new scarf for their West Yorkshire stop-off (Danny Lawson/PA)Earlier William and Kate meet pupils at Holy Trinity Church of England First School in Berwick-upon-Tweed (Andy Commins/Daily Mirror/PA)As a treat, Kensington Palace arranged for Rent A Reindeer to take three animals to the school (Andy Commins/Daily Mirror/PA)The Duchess of Cambridge chats to pupils (Andy Commins/Daily Mirror/PA)The Duke of Cambridge leaving Holy Trinity Church of England First School (Andy Commins/Daily Mirror/PA)The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are met by Deputy Lord Lieutenant Sandra Cumming and piper Louise Marshall as they arrive by train at Edinburgh Waverley Station (Andy Barr/PA)The duke and duchess of Cambridge wave to onlookers after their arrival (Andy Barr/PA)The Duchess of Cambridge wore a long coat for the trip (Andy Barr/PA)A member of staff looks out of the window of the royal train (Andy Barr/PA)William and Kate during a visit to the Scottish Ambulance Service response centre in Newbridge (Wattie Cheung/PA)The pair talked to staff at the Scottish Ambulance Service response centre (Wattie Cheung/PA)