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Glasgow Live
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Craig Williams & Carla Jenkins

Glasgow's Duke of Wellington statue gets makeover with tribute to Nicola Sturgeon

Glasgow's famous Duke of Wellington statue outside the Gallery of Modern Art has got itself a makeover - with a special tribute to Nicola Sturgeon.

Someone has taken the trouble to climb up the statue - like hundreds have done over the years - to stick a new traffic cone on his napper featuring a photo sellotaped on to it with a picture of the First Minister.

We aren't exactly sure when the feat was carried out but it seems like it happened earlier this morning at some point.

It follows from a stunt back in March which saw the Duke crowned with a new traffic cone with Lewis Capaldi's face plastered on it - almost a year after someone stuck a mask of the 'Someone You Loved' singer over the statue's face prior to the release of his debut album.

Another view of the Duke with his new Nicola Sturgeon cone (Glasgow Live)

Meanwhile, back in April, the Duke was given a face mask to accompany his cone amid the coronavirus lockdown in Glasgow.

That had us thinking it could have been Nicola Sturgeon herself, given the fact the stunt was carried out after the Scottish Government issued new guidance on covering your face when entering enclosed spaces.

Maybe this time it was the First Minister!

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