Scotland's most famous rugby fan, the Princess Royal, meets and greets the men in blue with captain Alastair Kellock making the introductions ahead of the Six Nations match with Wales - not that she needs them...
And within six minutes the visitors cross Scotland's tryline when fly-half scythes through the blue defence before popping a simple pass for fleet-footed winger Shane Williams to touch down for a 7-0 lead
Hugo Southwell is fortunate to remain on the pitch when he inadvertently takes out Wales full-back Lee Byrne in the air jumping for a high ball, while the Scotland number 15 gets a left foot in the face for his troubles too
Winger Max Evans is Scotland's biggest threat, producing a couple of maurading runs at Morgan Stoddart, but his team-mates are not on his wavelength as Scotland squander possession through basic handling errors
The imperious Alun Wyn Jones is in excellent form in the line-out as Wales take a confidence-boosting 16-3 lead into the half-time interval
Scotland's second-half handling errors continue to frustrate coach Andy Robinson, watching with a grimace from the Murrayfield stands as his side continually squander possession in promising situations
Everyone wants a piece of the oval ball - but Wales winger Stoddart refuses to surrender possession despite the concerted efforts of Kelly Brown on the deck
Flanker John Barclay cannot fathom how he missed a simple pass with Scotland advancing towards Wales' tryline in numbers - the promise of Paris quickly evaporates in front of a dissatisfied home crowd in Edinburgh
And to compound Scotland's miseries further, Williams touches down a simple try when Jonathan Davies' superb crossfield kick finds the winger in acres of space with no blue shirt in sight to give the visitors a 24-6 lead
Centre Joe Ansbro's resigned expression sums up Scotland's afternoon as referee George Clancy blows for full-time - 18 errors compared with Wales' seven
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