{"id":158881,"date":"2024-10-22T10:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T10:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/22\/alex-salmonds-private-family-funeral-to-take-place-next-week\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T10:11:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T10:11:02","slug":"alex-salmonds-private-family-funeral-to-take-place-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/22\/alex-salmonds-private-family-funeral-to-take-place-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Salmond’s private family funeral to take place next week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alex Salmond will be laid to rest in a private family funeral in an Aberdeenshire village a week today, it has been confirmed.<\/p>\n

The former first minister of Scotland died from a heart attack<\/a><\/strong> earlier this month at the age of 69 during a conference trip to the lake resort of Ohrid in North Macedonia.<\/p>\n

The late Alba Party leader had earlier delivered a speech before collapsing in a crowded room during lunch.<\/p>\n

His death shocked the political world in the UK, with tributes pouring in from the prime minister, the King and leading politicians.<\/p>\n

Mr Salmond’s body was repatriated to Aberdeen on Friday<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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His family, including his wife, Moira, and acting Alba Party leader, Kenny MacAskill, greeted the coffin as a piper played Freedom Come All Ye.<\/p>\n

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Close friend and Conservative MP Sir David Davis had led calls for the RAF to be used to bring Mr Salmond’s body home, but in the end, a private flight to Aberdeen Airport<\/a><\/strong> was chartered and paid for by entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter.<\/p>\n

The Alba Party, which Mr Salmond founded after a bitter falling out with the SNP and Nicola Sturgeon, confirmed the funeral will take place on 29 October.<\/p>\n

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The service for family will take place in the rural village of Strichen, where the former SNP leader lived with his wife.<\/p>\n

A wider public memorial is expected to take place next month.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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