Romance was in the air for the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall when the royal couple gave a rare public display of affection as they visited a magnificent ancient city in Turkey.
Like two young lovers they strolled hand in hand through the picturesque ruined metropolis of Ephesus and at one point Charles put a comforting arm around his wife.
The Prince - who frequently refers to the Duchess as 'my darling wife' - rarely shows the love he clearly feels for his partner he married in 2005.
But as the royal couple toured the ancient city like a couple of tourists they let their guard down despite being surrounded by dozens of press.
When Charles and Camilla arrived at Ephesus on the south-west coast of Turkey they were greeted with the impressive site of an enormous 40,000 seater amphitheatre. Armed with a Sony compact digital camera the Duchess snapped away at the amphitheatre as it towered above them.
The Duke and Duchess then walked along a long processional way flanked by broken stone columns and stopped at points of interest which were explained by guides.
When they came to one of Ephesus's grandest and best preserved ruins - the Library of Celsus - Camilla again stopped to take another quick snap as Charles looked on.
All that remains of the two storey building is its beautiful classical facade which includes marble columns and carved statues of women and some interior walls.
It was built above the tomb of a former consul - Celsus Polemaenus - whose son erected the magnificent reading room over his father's sarcophagus in the second century.
Charles and Camilla were treated to a dance by a troop from the nearby town of Izmir before they had the opportunity to tour the building. As they watched the ten-minute performance the Prince put his arm around his wife for the duration while she turned to smile and talk to him.
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