Representatives from the military and civic organisations took part in the annual Remembrance Sunday parade and church service in Perth.

First Minister’s wreath one of hundreds laid in poignant ceremonies across the country

The First Minister laid a wreath to commemorate servicemen and women killed in conflict as remembrance services took place across Scotland.

Her wreath was one of more than 100 laid at the Stone of Remembrance outside the City Chambers in Edinburgh at a memorial event organised by veterans charity Legion Scotland.

Anne Blair, the widow of the highest ranking soldier killed by the IRA, and her daughter Alexandra Nevill also laid tributes.

Hundreds gathered on the Royal Mile to pay their respects including senior military figures, serving forces, veterans and cadets.

Military bands played as parades were formed ahead of the two-minute silence, marked by a gun fired from Edinburgh Castle.

Ms Sturgeon said: “Remembrance Sunday is always a poignant occasion.

“It’s an opportunity for all of us individually and collectively to pay our respects to those who have fought in our armed forces, our veterans, and those who currently serve in our armed forces to keep the whole world safe.”

Mrs Blair, whose husband Lieutenant Colonel David Blair was one of 18 soldiers killed by an IRA bomb at Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, on August 27 1979, was accompanied by her husband’s regimental colleague Eddie Maley as she laid a wreath on behalf of the War Widows Association.

Her daughter placed a poppy tribute for the Queen’s Own Highlanders, the regiment of which her father was commanding officer when he died in the army’s worst single peacetime loss since the Second World War.

Mrs Blair said it was the first time she had laid a wreath in her husband’s memory at a large-scale public remembrance service.

She said: “It’s such an honour and a privilege to be here today. It’s such a big moment for myself and my daughter.”

Elsewhere, Veterans Minister Keith Brown laid a wreath on behalf of the people of Scotland at the cenotaph at Puller Memorial Park at the Bridge of Allan Remembrance Service.

A two-minute silence was held at a service at the cenotaph in George Square, Glasgow, led by the city’s lord provost, Eva Bolander, and attended by Deputy First Minister John Swinney.

Tay Street in Perth resounds with the skirl of pipes.

The military parade in Perth.