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Sian Traynor & Kirsten McStay

Prince William presented with Hearts shirts for Princess Charlotte during Tynecastle visit

Prince William visited Tynecastle stadium during the second day of his Scottish tour, and got some Jambo gifts for the whole family.

The Duke of Cambridge and his wife Kate Middleton have been visiting various different mental health organisations north of the border and Prince William went on to meet staff and volunteers from the club's 'Changing Room' programme.

Encouraging discussions around wellbeing, the initiative uses football as a vehicle to help men aged 30 to 64 talk about their mental health.

On his arrival at Tynecastle, the Duke of Cambridge was greeted by top officials and Chairman Ann Budge, before being given a tour of the stadium.

William posed for photos both pitch side and inside the stadium and he appeared to be enjoying himself as he chatted away about the club's programme.

In a final bid to get the royals wearing maroon, Ann was seen presenting the Duke with a brand new personalised strip for Princess Charlotte, which appeared to go down well.

Travelling up to Edinburgh on Wednesday along with the Duchess of Cambridge, William and his wife had been spotted yesterday at Holyrood as they disembarked from the royal helicopter.

Prince William walks down the tunnel at Tynecastle Park with Billy Watson the chief executive of SAMH Heart (Scottish Association for Mental Health) of Midlothian Football Club (Jane Barlow/Pool via REUTERS)

Earlier that day, they were visiting the Wheatley Group site in Kennishead, Glasgow, when the Duke put royal protocol to the side and hugged a pensioner.

William embraced in a hug with the local man who shares his name, after he got a bit teary in the presence of the future King.

Historically, there is Royal etiquette which means that touching shouldn't go beyond a formal handshake.

This rule dates back to Medieval times, when, as historian Kate Williams puts it, "monarchs were divinely appointed to rule by God, so they were kind of seen as gods, so they demanded to be treated as gods."

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