Renfrewshire duo join world leaders at Queen's Funeral in London

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A Renfrewshire duo joined dignitaries from all over the world in paying their respects to her Majesty the Queen at Westminster Abbey yesterday.Ross Nelson and Stuart McLellan were invited to the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II after being named in the Queen’s Honours List during this year’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.The pair were both awarded MBE titles for their work with the Neilston and Uplawmoor First Responders group.Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here.Both full-time paramedics, they established the group to tackle poor ambulance response times in the rural area.Stuart, 28, said it was an “incredible honour” to invited to the service.He told the Express: “We got a call from the Cabinet Office inviting us to the service in recognition of us having been listed in the Queen’s Honours at the time of the platinum jubilee.“I was quite taken aback to be in Westminster Abbey.“Words can’t describe what it was like to be there.

It was incredible to see the Queen’s coffin being carried in and to be seated with world leaders in paying our respects.“It was such as sad occasion but it was nice to be part of such a historic moment celebrating her life and everything she has done for this country and people all over the world.”Ross, from Johnstone added: “When we got the call, it was pretty hard to believe but when we found out we were definitely going it was a great honour.“It was quite surreal to be there will all those familiar faces you normally only see on TV but it was a great honour and we felt very humbled to be part of it all.”For Stuart and Ross, 43, it was particularly poignant to be invited to attend the funeral, with the Neilston and Uplawmoor First