Prince William and wife Kate ignored pleas from the Scottish Government to cancel their Royal Train tour due to spiralling rates of coronavirus in the region, it has emerged.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge travelled 1,250 miles across Britain in early December, to thank communities and key workers for their selfless roles throughout the pandemic.
But the jaunt has been condemned as "highly irresponsible" and lacking in "empathy about sacrifices made by the general public", by fuming politicians.
William and Kate first travelled to Edinburgh as part of a three-day tour of England, Scotland and Wales, on the royals’ first tour since the start of the Covid-19 crisis.
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