A public memorial is expected to be held for the former first minister and Alba leader at a later date.

Nicola Sturgeon is to be banned from Alex Salmond’s funeral and memorial service following their dramatic fall out, it has been reported in the Sunday Mail. There is “not a chance in hell” that Ms Sturgeon will be invited to either a small private funeral or larger memorial service which his family are planning,

He led the Scottish National Party twice, guiding it from a fringe political group into a powerful electoral force in Britain.

The date for Alex Salmond's funeral has been revealed. The former First Minister (between 2007 and 2014) and Alba leader died of a heart attack earlier this month while in the North Macedonia to attend a conference.

Former first minister Alex Salmond’s funeral will be held on October 29, it has been confirmed. The former SNP leader died in North Macedonia earlier this month after suffering a heart attack. His body was repatriated – on a flight paid for by businessman Sir Tom Hunter – on Friday,