Princess Anne made her annual visit to Strathcarron Hospice in Denny this week where she received a warm greeting from patients, staff and family guests.
The Princess Royal who is a patron of the Falkirk based hospice which offers expert palliative care to people from Forth Valley, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth has been a regular visitor for almost 40 years with her first trip dating back to 1984.
Anne, 72, was welcomed back with open arms on Tuesday morning as she was gifted with bouquets of flowers and their long standing tradition of homemade shortbread from staff on arrival.