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The pair sat down with First Minister Eluned Morgan as she talked to the veterans, which Gwenfron called a "pleasant surprise".

The First Minister, who joined the pair at St David's Church in Neath, said it was an "honour to meet these extraordinary women".

In October last year, First Minister John Swinney said he had "not come to a final view" on the issue but added that the proposed age threshold of 16 was "a very significant issue in my mind" which MSPs will have to "wrestle" with.

Politicians including former First Minister Humza Yousaf and Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy have indicated they would vote against it.

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon had committed to the introduction of the bill on the recommendation of a working group chaired by Baroness Kennedy.