WATCH: Alex Salmond remembered on St Giles memorial

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Former First Minister Alex Salmond is remembered on a memorial in Edinburgh the place he Hailed as a “political genius”,

High-profile figures together with First Minister John Swinney and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown gathered on the metropolis's St Giles Cathedral.

Salmond, 69, died of a coronary heart assault on October 12 whereas attending a convention in North Macedonia.

The St Andrews Day service included tributes from political allies and opponents in addition to a musical efficiency by Dougie McLean and The Proclaimers.

Salmond was buried after a non-public funeral service on 29 October within the village of Strichen, Aberdeenshire, the place he had lived for a few years along with his spouse Moira.

The memorial occasion was invitation-only, with roughly 500 folks attending.

With inputs from BBC

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