A lone piper has played on the battlements of Edinburgh Castle to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, which marked the end of the Second World War.Senior Pipe Major Peter Grant was one of six armed forces pipers playing simultaneously at locations in the UK and east Asia on Friday.The pipers all played the traditional tune When The Battle's O'er, and a wreath was laid at the Japanese Garden of Peace in Hammersmith, London.

A lone piper has played on the battlements of Edinburgh Castle to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, which marked the end of the Second World War.Senior Pipe Major Peter Grant was one of six armed forces pipers playing simultaneously at locations in the UK and east Asia on Friday.The pipers all played the traditional tune When The Battle's O'er, and a wreath was laid at the Japanese Garden of Peace in Hammersmith, London.