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'Immense sadness' as longest serving clan chief in Scots history dies after 70-year reign

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Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter Tributes have been paid to Scotland's longest serving clan chief who served as the head of Clan Farquharson for more than seven decades.

War hero Captain Alwyne Farquharson's actions during the Second World War earned him the Military Cross - which at the time was the second highest honour next to the Victoria Cross - and he took part in the D-Day landings that helped liberate Europe from Nazi rule.

Following the war he moved to Aberdeenshire's Invercauld Estate and took up the role of Chieftain of the mighty Clan Farquharson.

Last year he celebrated his 101st birthday from his home in Norfolk and gave a special message to his clan during the coronavirus

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