The Royal British Legion (RBL) in Oldmeldrum paid tribute to Her Majesty by raising a glass to her memory on the day of her funeral.
The venue opened its doors to all who wanted to join together and watch the live broadcast of the state funeral of the late monarch from 11am.
Mourners from throughout the community spent the day watching the proceedings, and sharing their thoughts on what Her Majesty meant to them.
When the two-minute silence was held, all stood up to mark it.
A book of remembrance was also laid out, alongside a poppy wreath from the Aberdeen, Banff and Kincardine Area RBL.
Those who visited the Legion today left notes of thanks and tribute to The Queen.
Celebrating The Queen with a few drinks at the Oldmeldrum legion
Although there was a good showing of people at the Legion, those we spoke to who spent their day watching the funeral there said they would have hoped more people from the community would have turned up.
But regardless, those in attendance praised the “very supportive” work of the RBL for putting on the “lovely stovies” and other free food on offer to everyone who came.
As well as the hot food, the Oldmeldrum British Legion also put on a spread of sweeties, sealed with a sticker featuring The Queen and full of red, white and blue treats.
Kelseyann Adams, who was working behind the bar, said: “It was quite sad earlier on, everyone was sitting quiet to watch the funeral.
“But by the afternoon, people were having a few drinks and celebrating The Queen.
“It’s obviously The Queen that’s passed away for a lot of people, but that’s somebody’s mother, grandmother, it’s really sad.”
Streets of Garioch fall quiet for day of the funeral
Elsewhere in Oldmeldrum, the streets were much more quiet than usual as shops closed their doors for the day and people stayed at home in order to watch the historic funeral on television.
And it was similar scenes in Inverurie, where almost every shop in the town centre was shut.
One of the few people out for a walk was David and Jennifer Fotheringham, who were out with their young child Kara.
David said although little Kara is usually “running around going crazy” after her nap, she awoke during the funeral and watched it all, “taking it all in”, cuddling her toy corgi Ballie — named after Balmoral where the family bought it on a visit.
Jennifer said: “We were really moved.
“We wanted to go out for a walk to process, and make sense of it all.
“It’s hard to put into words really, you felt really sad, but at the same time, really proud.
“It was a celebration, as well as mourning a loss.”
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