Those looking to visit Edinburgh's Christmas Market for its grand opening at 2pm on Friday November 25 were left rather confused after being sent away by security staff who said the area was "not yet ready."
Scores of excited people had gathered along Princes Street to be the first ones through the gates of the event but were turned away by staff who were trying to usher people from the entrance.
According to one visitor at the gates, a security guard had told them that the opening had been delayed as "things were not ready yet."
