Soldiers cancel parade in Inverness due to coronavirus

A parade through Inverness by soldiers from 19th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Scottish Gunners) has been cancelled due to coronavirus.

The regiment was to exercise its freedom of Inverness on March 26.

In a statement, it said: "This decision has been made in order to comply with the Scottish Government’s guidelines on restrictions on public gatherings to control the spread of coronavirus covid-19.

"This decision is extremely disappointing for the regimen. However, under the circumstances we believe this is the appropriate action to take.

"The regiment is enormously grateful to everyone from the city who has supported us in the planning, resourcing and promotion of this event, and would like to thank everyone for their generosity and hospitality."

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