Glasgow's new £21m Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice is set to open its doors for the first time.

The state-of-the art building is located in a purpose-built site in the city's Bellahouston Park.

Hospice chairman Maureen Henderson and chief executive Rhona Baillie will be joined by Glasgow's Lord Provost Eva Bolander to perform the opening ceremony for the new building.

The facility will lead the way in palliative care, offering an unrivalled standard of support to 1,200 new patients and families every year.

The new hospice replaces the charity's hospice on Carlton Place, on the banks of the River Clyde, and aims aims to bring 21st-century hospice care to the people of Glasgow.

The age limit will also be lowered to include 16-year-old patients and their families.

Ms Baillie said: "The environment can actually improve a patient's symptoms because if you have anxiety quite often that can heighten a patient's physical pain.

"If we can help to control that anxiety and make the patient feel more relaxed, in an environment that they are very comfortable in, then that can help their overall physical state."