The UK observes a national minute's silence in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II
Debbie JacksonScotland’s moment of reflection started early with lone pipers playing sombre laments at sites in Dornoch, Fort William, Inverness and Portree.
A spectacular display took place at The Kelpies in Falkirk, during a service at the Queen Elizabeth II canal. The ceremony saw 96 lanterns - one for each year of the Queen's life - being lit and lowered into the Kelpies pool of reflection beneath the giant, 30m high Kelpies sculptures.Deputy First Minister John Swinney took to the steps of the Scottish government's St Andrew's House in Edinburgh alongside cabinet members Angus Robertson, Ben Macpherson, Jenny Gilruth, and Lesley Fraser, the director general corporate.
In Glasgow, Rev Mark E Johnstone began a Service of Preparation at Glasgow Cathedral ahead of the silence. Tennis Fans at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow fell silent for a minute at the Davis Cup group D match between Great Britain and Kazakhstan.
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