In pictures: Prince William and Kate visit Scotland
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Kate met local schoolchildren taking part in the Lawn Tennis Association's youth programme at Craiglockhart Tennis Centre in Edinburgh
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been taking part in a series of engagements during a tour of Scotland. William and Kate, who are known as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn when in Scotland, visited Edinburgh, Fife and Orkney.

Prince William also tried his hand at tennis with the young players on Thursday

Kate met children from Edzell Nursery on a visit to Starbank Park in Edinburgh



Prince William and Kate speak to members of Fife Young Carers at the beach in St Andrews on Wednesday

The couple rode land yachts on the beach in St Andrews

William and Kate spoke to young children while visiting the Fife town


The royal couple also spoke to local fishermen and their families to hear about the work of fishing communities in Fife

Kate and William returned to their old university town of St Andrews


Later in the day William and Kate arrived in a Land Rover Defender for a special screening of Disney's Cruella at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh

They spoke to actor Tipper Seifert-Cleveland, one of the film's stars, ahead of the special screening for NHS Charities Together and NHS staff

On Tuesday the couple officially opened Orkney's new £65m hospital.

Pipers greeted William and Kate as they arrived for the opening ceremony


Prince William was joined by Kate on Monday as they visited a violence reduction unit in Prestonpans, near Edinburgh

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge saw some of the work of the project, which aims to tackle the root causes of violence

Resident Betty Magee, 96, reaches out to touch Prince William's face at the Queen's Bay Lodge Care Home in Edinburgh

The prince chats with Betty Magee and her granddaughter Kimberley Anderson as he visits the home on Sunday

The prince receives an ice cream during his visit to the home, which is run by the Church of Scotland through CrossReach

Prince William gives the ice cream a closer inspection

A band plays during the visit to the Queen's Bay Lodge Care Home

Prince William also visited a workshop which makes furniture from recycled pews and other responsibly-resourced wood at the Grassmarket Community Project

The Grassmarket Community Project is a social enterprise set up by Greyfriars Kirk


On Saturday, the prince attended the opening ceremony of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

He then met emergency responders at the Cold Town House in Edinburgh's Grassmarket

Prince William also visited the Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife on Saturday, where he had a test drive in the Extreme E Odyssey 21 electric vehicle


The prince struck a barrier on his last lap at the racing circuit

Prince William began his visit to Scotland on Friday, when he was welcomed with the Ceremony of the Keys at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh

He also visited Spartans FC's Ainslie Park Stadium in Edinburgh

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