Photographs of the future king of England taken when he explored the Middle East in 1862 have gone on show in Edinburgh.
King Edward VII, then known simply as the Prince of Wales, spent four months in the Holy Land and the surrounding areas on an educational visit.
The young monarch, who was just 21 at the time, was still years away from inheriting the throne from his mother, Queen Victoria, in 1901.
He was joined on the tour by the influential British photographer, Francis Bedford, who was one of a number of intrepid photographers who set out to document the near East on camera during the 19th century.
