Alex Salmond was remembered in the High Kirk in Edinburgh in a service which his friends said he would have loved. Read more about the service and what was said here.
The memorial was invitation only – and these were some of the people who attended:
At the memorial service for former First Minister, Alex Salmond
PHOTO © The Edinburgh Reporter Rev Dr George Whyte walks to the Leigh Hall with Mrs Moira Salmond after the memorial service for former First Minister, Alex Salmond
PHOTO © The Edinburgh Reporter Michael Russell former MSP and Chair of the SNP
At the memorial service for former First Minister, Alex Salmond
PHOTO © The Edinburgh Reporter At the memorial service for former First Minister, Alex Salmond
PHOTO © The Edinburgh Reporter Sir George and Lady Reid.
Sir George Reid was Presiding Officer of The Scottish Parliament from 2003 to 2007
At the memorial service for former First Minister, Alex Salmond
PHOTO © The Edinburgh Reporter Donald MacLeod, MBE, doing an “Alex Salmond”
At the memorial service for former First Minister, Alex Salmond
PHOTO © The Edinburgh Reporter Outside the memorial service Outside a few hundred people gathered with Alba flags and saltires. Sadly there was no audio feed from the cathedral and the service being held there but there was loud booing when First Minister, John Swinney arrived in his official car with wife Elizabeth.
Gordon Brown arrived and left by the back door, and we understand that Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer had declined an invitation.
Anna Wallace filmed this for The Edinburgh Reporter:
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Tommy and Gail Sheridan at the memorial service for former First Minister, Alex Salmond
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At the memorial service for former First Minister, Alex Salmond
PHOTO © The Edinburgh Reporter At the memorial service for former First Minister, Alex Salmond
PHOTO © The Edinburgh Reporter Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh and Martin Gilbert founder of abrdn, with Zulfiqar Sheikh behind and journalist, Colin Mackay At the memorial service for former First Minister, Alex Salmond
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