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Prince William Kiss Too Much For Glasgow Girl

A four-year-old girl waited all day to ask Prince William, who is on a visit to Scotland, to give him a kiss - but as he offered one, she was too shy and turned away.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge began a two-day trip to Scotland with a visit to Glasgow, where they toured the Emirates Arena, one of the sites of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Outside, four-year-old Shona waited with her family to get a glimpse of the royal couple.

Her mother Karen Ritchie said Shona - dressed in her best princess outfit complete with a gold crown - had waited all morning to ask William for a kiss.

"We've been here waiting since nine," Mrs Ritchie said.

"But when she finally plucked up the courage to ask him, she got really shy and pulled away.

"As he leaned in to kiss her on the forehead she pulled away and got really shy."

Kate, dressed in a tartan coat and nearly six months pregnant, chatted with Games mascot Clyde and its creator.

It emerged that the cheeky thistle mascot had earlier asked if he could pat Kate's bump.

The couple also visited the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, where they watched riders in a practice session.

Later, they stopped at the Quarriers Stopover Project, which provides short-term accommodation and support to 16 to 25-year-olds.

The Prince spoke via Skype to young people from the centre who are on a work experience placement in the Dutch town of Papendrecht.

He has long had a keen interest in tackling homelessness and is patron of Centrepoint, a charity that has been providing support and care for rough sleepers for decades.

Quarriers chief executive Paul Wood said the Duke asked them about the stigmatisation of homeless people.

He said: "He was reflecting on it because of the work he does with Centrepoint,"

William also donned headphones to play DJ at the centre, while Kate turned producer as she called "cut" during a filming session, one of several workshops available for youngsters at the centre.

Speaking to a well-wisher, the Duchess said she has been learning to knit ahead of her baby's arrival: "I've been trying to knit and I'm really bad. I should be asking for tips."

At the Donald Dewar Leisure Centre in Drumchapel the couple launched a new Scottish pilot project for their foundation, which aims to inspire and train the next generation of young sports coaches.

There, they played each other in a short game of table tennis, and Kate also tried her hand at basketball, shooting at the hoop eight times before she eventually scored on her ninth.

The trip will also see William and Kate visit Dumfries House, where they will team up with Prince Charles, and BAE systems in Barrow-in-Furness.

When in Scotland William and Kate are known as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn, titles given to them by the Queen to mark their marriage.

North of the border Prince Charles is also known under a different title: the Duke of Rothesay.