Nicola Sturgeon leads 'particularly poignant' Remembrance Sunday service in Edinburgh
Nicola Sturgeon has led Scotland's tributes by laying a wreath at the Remembrance Sunday and parade in Edinburgh earlier today.
Ahead of the event, the First Minister said it was important to remember those who made the "ultimate sacrifice" to secure freedom. "Of course, this year we have seen the horror of a land war in Europe for the first time in many decades and that is a reminder of the horrors of war." Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also paid tribute to the fallen on behalf of the Government by leaving a wreath, followed by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, other party leaders, senior members of the Cabinet, military chiefs of staff and high commissioners.
She told those gathered: "O Almighty God, grant, we beseech thee, that we who here do honour to the memory of those who have died in the service of their country and of the Crown may be so inspired by the spirit of their love and fortitude that, forgetting all selfish and unworthy motives, we may live only to thy glory and to the service of mankind through Jesus Christ our Lord."
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