The Lord Provost of Aberdeen Dr David Cameron, in his role as Lord-Lieutenant, will attend the Lying-in-State of Queen Elizabeth II in London on Saturday, it was announced today (Wednesday 14 September).
Her Late Majesty is currently Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall for the public and dignitaries from across the world, to pay their respects ahead of her funeral on Monday 19 September.
The Lord Provost said: “It is well known that the City of Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland held a special place in the affections of Queen Elizabeth ll, as we witnessed when the funeral cortege travelled through the City on Sunday.
It is an honour to represent our city in paying our final respects to Her Late Majesty on this very sad period of national mourning.”
Photograph shows the Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeen City Dr David Cameron with a portrait of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II