BREAKING: Gun salutes are being fired across the UK and abroad to mark the death of the Queen. One round will be fired every 10 seconds, with 96 rounds representing one round for every year of Her Majesty’s life.
The Ministry of Defence announced earlier the Death Gun Salute would be fired at 1pm on Friday in London, around the four nations and at saluting stations at home and abroad.
Pictures from the capital show members of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery assembling six cannons in Hyde Park. The uniformed armed services personnel knelt beside the cannons minutes before they were due to fire the first blank.One round is also being fired every 10 seconds in locations including Cardiff Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Hillsborough Castle, York, Portsmouth and Gibraltar.has died after 70 years on the throne, with her death announced by Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022.
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