Remembrance Sunday in Edinburgh 8 November 2009

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Remembrance Sunday in Edinburgh 8 November 2009

Members of the public gathered on the Royal Mile for Remembrance Sunday in Edinburgh 2009

The band marching to the War Memorial at the City Chambers on the 8 November 2009

The Royal British Legion marching onto the parade ground for the ceremony

The Royal British Legion on parade for Remembrance Sunday

The Royal British Legion on parade for Remembrance Sunday

The Royal Navy on parade for remembrance Sunday

The army on the parade ground for Remembrance Sunday

The Royal Navy on parade for remembrance Sunday

The Royal British squaring off on the parade ground for Remembrance Sunday

The Royal Air Force on the parade ground for Remembrance Sunday

The army on the parade ground for Remembrance Sunday

The Royal British Legion on parade for Remembrance Sunday

The official party coming out of the City Chamber for the Ceremony

The official party gathered outside the City Chamber for Remembrance Sunday 2009

The official party gathered outside the City Chamber for the Ceremony

The standards lowered in silence by the Royal British Legion

The official party stand in silence outside the City Chamber at the Ceremony

The official party stand in silence outside the City Chamber at the Ceremony

The Rt Hon George Grubb, Lord Provost laying the wreath at the war memorial

A wreath being laid at the war memorial by Alex Salmond MSP, First Minister

A wreath being laid at the war memorial by Alex Fergusson MSP

A wreath being laid at the war memorial

A wreath being laid at the war memorial

A wreath being laid at the war memorial

The official party gathered outside the City Chamber

A wreath being laid at the war memorial

A wreath being laid by the Royal Navy

A wreath being laid by the Army

A wreath being laid by the Royal Air Force

Wreaths being laid by veterans and other organisations

An veteran saluting the war memorial at the City Chambers

The Royal British Legion with lowered standards at the service

The Royal British Legion with raised standards at the end of the service

The Royal British Legion being dismissed at the end of the service

The wreaths at the memorial at the City Chambers in Edinburgh

Veterans with standards at the end of the remembrance service in Edinburgh 2009

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Wreaths laid by:

The Rt Hon George Grubb, Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost of Edinburgh

The Rt Hon Alex Salmond, MSP First Minister of Scotland

Alex Fergusson, MSP The Presiding Officer, The Scottish Parliament

The Rt Hon Ann McKechin, MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland

Lieutenant General Sir Alistair lrwin, KCB CBE President, The Royal British Legion Scotland

Lady Ross, President, The Royal British Legion Scotland Women's Section

Major David Noble, DL Chairman, Poppyscotland

Lt Cmdr Ewart Shields, Chairman Officers' Association

Mr Tommy Morrison, Chairman, Edinburgh & Lothians Area of the RBLS

Rear Admiral Martin Alabaster MA MSc CEng FIET, Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland

Major General David Shaw General Officer Commanding 2nd Division

Air Commodore R J Alkinson, ADC MA RAF Air Officer Scotland

Mr David Strang, QPM Chief Constable Lothian and Borders Police

Mr Brian Allaway, QFSM MIFire Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service

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