KT Tunstall has marked the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks by declaring "I am an American now, and I love being one," while revealing the song she wrote after the tragedy.
The singer, who grew up in St Andrews, Fife, moved to the US around 2014 and became a naturalized American citizen. Now 51, she previously lived in Los Angeles and currently resides in New Mexico.
Recalling the day in Edinburgh
Taking to Instagram on Friday, the "Suddenly I See" hitmaker recounted where she was on September 11, 2001. She wrote: "I was living in Edinburgh, trying to get somewhere as a musician. I was up early, and walked past a TV & Electronics store window, and every single TV was showing what was happening in New York. It didn't feel real."
She continued: "I immediately called my dad, I needed to hear his voice. My song 'Under the Weather' was written after the events of 9/11, how it made all of us want to be near our loved ones and hold them close. How people are our home."
She added: "My thoughts and my heart are with those today who lost their lives, those who lost their loved ones, and all the incredible heroes who did everything they could to help."
Pride in American citizenship
On her citizenship, she said: "This date will always be a harsh reminder that there are those who do not want us to thrive, or even exist. So I will thrive more, exist brighter, and remember."
Earlier this year, Tunstall discussed becoming a US citizen with comedian Craig Ferguson on his series Craig Ferguson: American on Purpose. She said: "I remember the ceremony and kind of getting an idea of the commitment of it - giving up your allegiance to any other nation... it feels serious..."
She added: "I feel so lucky. So many people would love to be American and they can't do it. People have died. Many people die today trying to get this and I've got it in my hands and I've done it and it's a big deal."
Nationwide memorial ceremonies
The US marked the 25th anniversary with memorial ceremonies in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. All living US presidents bar Donald Trump attended a ceremony in New York at the site of the World Trade Center, where about 2,700 died after hijackers crashed two planes into the Twin Towers.
Another plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, with a memorial service held there to remember those who died on board Flight 93 after passengers tried to regain control of the cockpit.
