Mourners say goodbye to ‘political giant’ Alex Salmond at his funeral

Former SNP first minister ‘restored pride in our nation’, says acting Alba leader Kenny MacAskill in eulogy

Mourners have remembered a “political giant” and a “friend to many” at the funeral of former first minister Alex Salmond, which took place in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, on Tuesday.

Salmond’s niece Christina Hendry told the private service that in the period after the 69-year-old’s sudden death in North Macedonia earlier this month, his family had “felt the grief of a nation, and beyond”.

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