Ian Hamilton was one of Scottish four nationalists who took the stone from Westminster Abbey in 1950.
The last surviving member of a group of Scottish nationalists who removed the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey and returned it to Scotland has died.The stone had played a key role in the coronation of Scottish kings before being taken to London by King Edward I of England in 1296.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described Mr Hamilton - who was 97 - as a "legend of the independence movement" and "one of the many giants on whose shoulders the modern SNP stands".
She added: "During my time as the SNP leader I have received occasional words of wisdom, encouragement and support from him, which I will always treasure."The other three students involved in the plot to remove the stone - which is also known as as the Stone of Scone - were Gavin Vernon, Kay Matheson and Alan Stuart, who died in 2004, 2013 and 2019 respectively.
They had all travelled to London on 23 December with the aim of removing the stone from underneath the coronation throne, where it had lain for 650 years since being taken from Scotland during the Wars of Independence. After breaking into the abbey through a side door, they prized out the stone from a cavity underneath the throne, causing it to fall to the floor.
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