In Pictures: Royals greeted by crowds, cleaners – and a duck

The Queen, Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge were all out meeting the public.

Published Jul 4, 2019

Last updated Jul 4, 2019

The Queen visited Gorgie City Farm in Edinburgh

The Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge have been out meeting the public – and animals – at separate engagements across Britain.

Gorgie City Farm in Edinburgh was visited by the Queen, while Charles and wife Camilla toured a primary school in South Wales and William visited staff and patients at Royal Marsden Hospital in central London.

Queen's visit — The Queen was introduced to a duck called Olive during a visit to Gorgie City Farm (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Queen visit — Olive played the role of tour guide, leading the Queen as she walked round the farm (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Queen Elizabeth II visits Gorgie City Farm — During her visit, the Queen received a sheep teddy from three-year-old Eilidh Fraser (Andrew Milligan/PA)

The Prince of Wales, meanwhile, received a toy dragon as he met well-wishers in New Tredegar, South Wales (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Charles and Camilla — Once inside, the royal visitors listened to a performance by the Aloud charity choir (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Prince Charles — Charles joined pupils for a lesson in nutrition (Andrew Matthews/PA)

In London, the Duke of Cambridge delighted patients at the Royal Marsden Hospital (Frank Augstein/PA)

Prince William — William visited in his role as president of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (Frank Augstein/PA)