State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen
Presiding Officer to represent Scottish Parliament
The Presiding Officer, the Rt Hon Alison Johnstone MSP will represent The Scottish Parliament at the State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen. The First Minister of Scotland, the Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP, will represent the Scottish Government. All four party leaders will also attend:
- Douglas Ross MSP, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Anas Sarwar MSP, Scottish Labour Party
- Lorna Slater MSP, Scottish Green Party
- Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSPs and staff to pay personal tributes
The Presiding Officer has signed a book of condolence for Her Majesty The Queen that is being placed at the Scottish Parliament for MSPs to pay their own personal tributes.
The Rt Hon Alison Johnstone MSP said: "I know the pages of this book will reflect many personal tributes that Members of this Parliament will want to pay."
Video: Queen Elizabeth II at the Scottish Parliament
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II attended all the significant ceremonial events at the Scottish Parliament after it reconvened in 1999. This video shows some brief moments from those events.
Watch video of The Queen at Parliament
Watch Motion of Condolence for Her Majesty The Queen
Watch Motion of Condolence in British Sign Language (BSL)
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