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WATCH: Aberdeen residents join nationwide clap to thank NHS staff

Aberdeen residents joined thousands across the UK for a nationwide clap to thank NHS staff.

The event, which was also held to mark the health service’s 72nd birthday, follows the success of the weekly Clap for Carers that started at the beginning of lockdown.

People were encouraged to clap at 5pm as a way of saying thank you to NHS staff who have worked throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

It is hoped the applause will become an annual tradition.

In Aberdeen, motorists also joined in the event by honking their horns as they passed Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

Video and pictures by Chris Sumner

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was among the many who stood at their front door to offer applause in recognition of the heroic work of health staff.

Monuments were also bathed in blue to celebrate the anniversary.

Landmarks including the Kelpies at Falkirk and the National Monument of Scotland in Edinburgh were lit up blue on Saturday.

The Prince of Wales paid tribute to the “costly sacrifices” made by doctors, nurses and paramedics during the coronavirus outbreak as he marked the anniversary.

The Duke of Rothesay said: “Despite all that has been endured, there is deep cause for gratitude, and a true reason for pride.”

The Health Service was launched on July 5 1948 by Aneurin “Nye” Bevan when he opened Manchester’s Trafford General Hospital as the first NHS institution.

The NHS has the core principle that it is free at the point of delivery and is based on clinical need.

Charles said in his message: “After more than seven decades, that founding principle, though now familiar, is still a profoundly moving statement of our values – and it has never been more relevant than it is now.”