Crowds of children greet Palma's royal pages

The pages, two each for the Three Kings, arrived in somewhat untraditional transport - vintage cars - and were met by the mayor, José Hila, and the councillor for citizen participation, Eva Frade.

The Three Kings themselves - Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar - will arrive at the Moll Vell (old pier) in Palma at 6pm on Tuesday evening, and their cavalcade, which will last some two hours, will take them to the Borne, along La Rambla and then back to the Borne via the Paseo Mallorca before heading for the town hall in order to arrive around 8.15pm.

A listing of Kings' parades across Majorca will appear on the website on Tuesday morning.