Historic memorial planned at famous Edinburgh cathedral for ex-Scottish leader
Former Scottish First Minister **Alex Salmond**ʼs memorial service is set for this month at St Giles Cathedral. The event comes after his sudden passing in October with key political figures expected to join
Plans for Alex Salmondʼs memorial got confirmed by his family - the service will happen at St Giles Cathedral (the same place where Queen Elizabeth rested two years ago) on saint Andrews Day
The historic Edinburgh church will open its doors on nov-30 to let people say good-bye to the ex-first minister who died at 69 from a heart-attack while visiting North Macedonia last month. His burial took place near his home-town in Aberdeenshire after that
A family representative shared with Sunday Times: “The service will give everyone a chance to reflect on Alexs life and work; friends who knew him for many years are helping to set-up this fitting memorial“ First Minister John Swinney and other party leaders will join the ceremony‚ including some guests from North Macedonia
His former deputy Nicola Sturgeon wont be there though - she skipped parliamentʼs condolence meeting saying she cant ignore recent history. Their relationship broke down after misconduct claims against him (he was found not-guilty in court about 4 years ago). When he died Salmond was asking for £3 million from Scottish Government as compensation for lost work chances
