The former first minister of Scotland died on Saturday, at the age of 69, during a trip to Ohrid in North Macedonia.
The Scottish government is chartering a flight to repatriate Alex Salmond's body after the Foreign Office rejected requests for the RAF to get involved, Sky News understands. The former first minister and SNP leader collapsed and died after delivering a speech on Scottish independence in North Macedonia on Saturday. The UK and Scottish governments had been in talks about the return of Mr Salmond's body.
Eyewitnesses say Mr Salmond, a nationalist stalwart, fell into the arms of a colleague at a lunch following the Cultural Diplomacy summit in Ohrid on Saturday afternoon. The 69-year-old's family confirmed the cause of death was a heart attack in a statement issued on Monday evening. The King led tributes to Mr Salmond, who led Scotland to the brink of independence in the historic 2014 referendum.
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