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11 Unseen Royal Photos From Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Controversial Scotland Tour

From cheeky PDA moments to a subtle break from protocol.

By The Editors
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britain's prince william, prince of wales and catherine, princess of wales depart following a visit to radical weavers, a working handweaving studio and independent charity, during a visit to stirling, scotland on january 20, 2026. (photo by andy buchanan / afp)

Prince William and Princess Catherine of Wales (more affectionately known as Kate Middleton) have touched down in Scotland for a controversial royal visit—according to some fans anyway, who've billed it as a subtle dig against Prince Harry, who is currently in London as part of his ongoing court case against Associated Newspapers. The Duke of Sussex is due to give evidence in court today.

Meanwhile, Will and Kate have been greeting crowds in Falkirk, dropping by a local pub to hear how it's giving back to the community and getting competitive over curling. The future Queen, of course, has been serving looks galore, too.

While the Prince and Princess of Wales have their own social media output, where they update fans with how their royal visit is going, there are plenty of unseen photos that we feel are too good not to share —from ones showing Kate is still very much living up to her nickname of being “The Children's Princess,” to cementing that the Prince and Princess's friendly rivalry when it comes to anything sports-related is still alive and well.

Here are 11 pictures of their tour so far which are unlikely to be shared anywhere else. Enjoy!

Prince William points out the crowd to the Princess

britains prince william, prince of wales and catherine, princess of wales depart following a visit to radical weavers, a working handweaving studio and independent charity, during a visit to stirling, scotland on january 20, 2026. (photo by andy buchanan / afp via getty images)
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Something has clearly caught the future King's eye and he wants to share it with his wife!

A subtle PDA moment

stirling, scotland january 20: prince william, prince of wales and catherine, princess of wales visit radical weavers, a working hand weaving studio and independent charity that aims to help tackle social isolation and support people affected by trauma by offering the opportunity to learn traditional scottish tartan weaving skills, on january 20, 2026 in stirling, scotland. the prince and princess of wales visited stirling and falkirk today to highlight scottish heritage traditions and the ways in which they connect communities. (photo by samir hussein/wireimage)
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The Prince and Princess of Wales share a tender moment with a gathered crowd as they visit Radical Weavers, a weaving studio and independent charity tackling social isolation, in Stirling, Scotland.

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A fan who has traveled from Spain

a well wisher holds a sign that reads kate i came from spain to see you as they anticipate the arrival of britains prince william, prince of wales and catherine, princess of wales at radical weavers, a working handweaving studio and independent charity
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It's not only locals who turned out in the hopes of meeting the Prince and Princess—one well-wisher proudly held a sign explaining she had traveled from Spain for the occasion.

Princess Catherine stops by for a selfie

catherine, princess of wales visits radical weavers, a working hand weaving studio and independent charity that aims to help tackle social isolation and support people affected by trauma by offering the opportunity to learn traditional scottish tartan weaving skills and takes selfies with the crowd
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Typically the royals would forgo taking selfies with members of the public, but it seems Catherine and William are leaning into it a whole lot more these days.

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And so does Prince William!

stirling, scotland january 20: prince william, prince of wales visits radical weavers, a working hand weaving studio and independent charity that aims to help tackle social isolation and support people affected by trauma by offering the opportunity to learn traditional scottish tartan weaving skills, on january 20, 2026 in stirling, scotland. the prince and princess of wales visited stirling and falkirk today to highlight scottish heritage traditions and the ways in which they connect communities. (photo by samir hussein/wireimage)
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Another well-wisher grabs a royal snap.

Princess Catherine of Wales is *glowing*

catherine, princess of wales arrives for a visit to the national curling academy with prince william
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As she arrives for a visit to the National Curling Academy with Prince William.

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The Children's Princess lives up to her nickname

catherine, princess of wales greets a child while visiting the national curling academy ahead of the winter olympic games
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Catherine, Princess of Wales greets a child while visiting the National Curling Academy.

The Princess cracks up on the ice

catherine, princess of wales reacts while participating in curling as she and prince william, prince of wales meet with the team gb and paralympics gb curling teams ahead of the winter olympic games at the national curling academy on january 20, 2026 in stirling, scotland
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After meeting with Team GB and the Paralympics GB curling teams, the Princess takes a turn on the ice herself—and has a laugh while doing so.

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Prince William cheers his wife on

britains prince william, prince of wales and executive performance director at british curling nigel holl britains react as britains catherine, princess of wales takes part in curling during a visit to meet with the team gb and paralympics gb curling teams, ahead of the winter olympic games, at the national curling academy
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Typically the pair have a friendly rivalry, but it looks like William is nothing but joyful about Catherine acing her curling skills.

Locals get excited as the royals arrive

people watch as prince william, prince of wales and catherine, princess of wales arrive to visit the gothenburg, known locally as the goth, a community run pub in the former mining village of fallin
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A gathered crowd watches as Prince William and Kate Middleton arrive to visit The Gothenburg, known locally as The Goth, a community run pub in the former mining village of Fallin.

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Pint anyone?

stirling, scotland january 20: catherine, princess of wales and prince william, prince of wales meet people as they visit the gothenburg, known locally as the goth, a community run pub in the former mining village of fallin, on january 20, 2026 in stirling, scotland. the prince and princess of wales visited stirling and falkirk today to highlight scottish heritage traditions and the ways in which they connect communities. (photo by russell cheyne wpa pool/getty images)
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The Waleses chat to the locals at The Gothenburg, as they learn about how the pub gives back to the community.

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