Tributes have been paid to the man known as the “Aberdeen Piper”, who died last week.
William Daniel, 41, was best known to Aberdonians and tourists for playing the bagpipes next to the Edward VII statue on Union Street.
Mr Daniel – who is survived by his wife Angela Milne – died at his Tedder Road home in the city on Wednesday, September 3.
Tony Cheung, who manages The Monkey House pub close to where Mr Daniel plied his trade, says the popular piper will be missed. He said: “He seemed like a really nice guy, he used to pop in and say hello.
“He was there every single day, he wasn’t the best, but he was persistent.
“It was really good for us, he was almost a tourist attraction, people would always be taking pictures with him.
“They would come straight up from the train station and it was really good for us as well as him.
“I’ve worked here for three years – he was almost part of the furniture.
“I can’t remember him not being there, it became a day-to-day thing seeing him.
“It wouldn’t just be five days, I think he’d be there almost seven days a week from about 12 in the afternoon to eight at night.
“He was just a nice guy who always brought a smile to your face.”
Floral tributes have now been placed at the granite statue where Mr Daniel piped “right through the night”.
Robert Pert, 21 from Northfield, echoed Mr Cheung’s words saying: “As long as I can remember, even late at night, he’d be standing piping away.
“It’s really sad to say especially a week before the referendum – he was the only piper around here.”
Ali Mirza, 27, who works in the Discount Card Store across the road from where Mr Daniel would play, said: “It was nice to listen to him every day. Any weather, rain or snow, he was here, it’s really sad.
“I’d noticed he’d been missing the last few days and was telling one of my friends, but we didn’t know what had happened.”