Royal blessing for cycling charity

A charity that boosts the wellbeing of disabled people received a royal blessing after Prince Edward visited The Highland Cycle Ability Centre, near Inverness.

The Duke of Edinburgh, an ambassador of the Paralympics, visited the cycle-ability centre at Cantraybridge during a Scottish tour on Wednesday.

The centre features its own safety marshals and caters for people of all ages, aiming to give disabled people a sense of freedom through access to specialised bikes on a private circuit.

The duke followed in his eldest brother’s footsteps after Charles met the McGregor family, who went on to establish the cycle charity nearly 30 years ago.