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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.
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,
'The RAF should be sent': Anger as private plane to bring Alex Salmond home
IT has now been revealed that the private donor paying to repatriate the body of Alex Salmond is Scottish businessman Sir Tom Hunter.
Alex Salmond's body to be flown back to Scotland on Friday
An unnamed private individual has paid for a chartered flight to repatriate the body of the Alba Party leader from North Macedonia.
Veteran Tory calls for RAF to fly Alex Salmond's body back to Scotland
David Davis, friend of the Alba Party leader, contacted the foreign secretary to say the Royal Air Force should repatriate Salmond.
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 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.
RAF should repatriate Alex Salmond, say friends
The RAF should fly Alex Salmond’s body back to Scotland, David Davis has said. The Tory MP, who co-hosted an Edinburgh Fringe ...
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Sir Tom Hunter revealed as individual who paid for Alex Salmond’s repatriation
Hunter said Salmond and his family “deserved the dignity and privacy” of a private return to Scotland because of the ...
Scottish government organising private plane to repatriate Alex Salmond's body after request to use RAF rejected
The Scottish government is chartering a flight to repatriate Alex Salmond's body after the Foreign Office rejected requests ...
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 ...
Cost of RAF repatriation for Alex Salmond revealed
The Scottish Government is reportedly considering hiring a private plane to repatriate the body of Alex Salmond, with an RAF charter likely to ...
Cost of RAF repatriation for Alex Salmond as Scottish Government weighs options
The Scottish Government is reportedly considering hiring a private plane to repatriate the body of Alex Salmond, with an RAF ...