Alex Salmond's body to be brought home to Scotland
Private individual to fly home Salmond after RAF refuses request
Alex Salmond’s body is set to be flown home by a private individual after calls for the RAF to conduct the repatriation were rejected. Friends and political allies of the former first minister had said that the military should return Mr Salmond to Scotland,
Alex Salmond's body to be returned to Scotland - with private individual paying for flight after request to use RAF rejected
The former first minister of Scotland died on Saturday, at the age of 69, during a trip to Ohrid in North Macedonia. UK MPs had been among those calling for the Royal Air Force to help out with bringing his body back home.
Alex Salmond's body to be repatriated to Scotland on Friday
It is understood a private family funeral will be held later this month or early November in Strichen, in Aberdeenshire, where he lived with
Alex Salmond's body ready to be brought home from North Macedonia, say officials
Alex Salmond's body is ready to be brought home to Scotland, officials in North Macedonia have said. The Alba Party founder and ex-SNP leader and first minister died of a heart attack while attending a conference on Saturday.
Body of Scottish independence champion Alex Salmond soon to be flown home from North Macedonia
The body of Alex Salmond, Scotland’s former first minister who died during a conference in North Macedonia, will soon be returned by special flight to Scotland.
Salmond's body to be brought home on private flight
A private individual is paying for a charter flight to bring Alex Salmond’s body back to Scotland from North Macedonia. The former first minister died suddenly from a heart attack in the Balkan country on Saturday at the age of 69.
Alex Salmond's body to be brought home to Scotland on Friday
The former first minister died of a heart attack while attending a conference in North Macedonia.
Alex Salmond's body to be flown back to Scotland with private citizen support
ALEX Salmond’s body will be flown back to Scotland on a charter flight with support from a private citizen. The former first minister died on Saturday in North Macedonia and his family has been working on arrangements to bring his body home.
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