Glasgow veterans on the march in Whitehall parade
VETERANS from Glasgow with the Scottish War Blinded charity took part in the Remembrance Sunday march-past at the Cenotaph in Whitehall.
A 20-strong group of former servicemen and women from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Argyll and Bute, Aberdeen and Dundee, represented the charity.
Agnes Houston, from Coatbridge acted as wreath bearer for the charity.
The 70-year-old, who served with the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps in the late 1960s, has neurological sight loss due to dementia. She said: “I felt emotional and also very proud to represent Scottish War Blinded. I also felt safe to have my comrades around me, as we are a family.
“It was very emotional. The warmth from the public made me feel proud to be part of something special.
I was humbled to be part of the day.”
The Royal Family led solemn tributes to the nation’s war dead at the service in London.
Prince Charles was the first to place a wreath of poppies at the foot of the memorial on behalf of the Queen, who watched the ceremony from a nearby balcony.
Leaders from the main political parties took a break from the election campaign to take part, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn side by side, along with the SNP’s Ian Blackford and LibDem Jo Swinson.
The Dukes of Cambridge, Sussex and York, along with the Earl of Wessex, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Kent, also laid wreaths at the base of the memorial. Standing beside the Queen on the balcony were the Duchesses of Cambridge and Cornwall.