The body of Alex Salmond will be flown home to Scotland on Friday, the Alba Party has confirmed.
An unnamed private individual has paid for a chartered flight to repatriate the body of the party’s leader from North Macedonia, which is expected to land in Aberdeen.
Salmond died aged 69 after suffering a heart attack in the city of Ohrid on Saturday, where he was attending a conference.
Acting Alba Party leader, Kenny MacAskill, said: ‘The family are incredibly grateful for the support which is being provided by a private citizen to charter a private plane to allow Alex’s body to come home to Scotland.
‘It brings a great deal of comfort to Moira and other members of the family to know that he will soon be home with them.
‘The family have asked that their privacy be respected at this time and will be making an announcement in due course about the funeral arrangements and a memorial service to honour the life of Alex Salmond.’
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MacAskill also expressed the Salmond family’s appreciation to the North Macedonian Government, for ‘expediting’ the process of releasing Mr Salmond’s body and the Scottish and UK Governments for their work in securing his repatriation.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Government said it is prepared to offer further help if necessary.
