KING Charles arrived in Ayrshire today to meet with representatives of a Police Scotland initiative that targets all forms of violent behaviour.

The event is being held at his beloved Dumfries House near Cumnock, where the King has been joined by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner along with members of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (SVRU), as well as The King's Foundation and the King's Trust.

He was expected to hear reflections on how to identify the root causes of violence and how support can be increased for young people.

Image: Jane Barlow, PA WireThe King will also be told about the SVRU's experience of using a public health approach to identify, understand and address the underlying causes of violence. The SVRU works to identify innovative, evidence-based solutions to violence.

The unit is made up of police officers, civilian police staff, and people who are experts by experience.

The Dumfries House estate is the headquarters of the King's Foundation charity, first founded in 1990 by the King, as Prince of Wales.

(Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire) The charity offers education courses for more than 15,000 students annually, health and wellbeing programmes for more than 2,000 people every year, and spearheads placemaking and regeneration projects in the UK and overseas to revitalise communities and historic buildings.

The King's Trust, formerly the Prince's Trust, believes that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter what their background or the challenges they face.

During his time in Scotland this week, King Charles also attended HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, on Thursday to speak with submariners and their families and to thank them for their service.