Scotland and Seychelles Hold Remembrance Sunday Services

Scotland and Seychelles held national commemorations on November 8, 2026, to honor military personnel who died in conflict.

In Edinburgh, John Swinney, the First Minister of Scotland, led a primary service that included a military parade from Edinburgh Castle down the Royal Mile. The event featured a two-minute silence at 11 a.m. and the laying of poppy wreaths at the Stone of Remembrance by Swinney and Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander. During the ceremony, Swinney paid tribute to Charlie Horne, a D-Day veteran who recently passed away at age 100.

Simultaneously, President Patrick Herminie and other national leaders of Seychelles attended a service at the Cenotaph in Mont Fleuri. The ceremony included a parade by the Seychelles Scout Association and a reverse arms drill by the Guard of Honour. British High Commissioner Jeff Glenkin highlighted the role of Seychellois soldiers who served with British and Allied forces in North Africa and the Mediterranean, noting their fight for international order and national sovereignty.