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@kfm Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:35:38

Gun salutes and reflection as UK remembers Queen Elizabeth II

By AFP A 41-gun Accession salute thundered across London’s Hyde Park, followed by a 62-gun salute from the Tower of London, a historic royal palace on the banks of the River Thames. Guns were also fired from Edinburgh Castle in the Scottish capital, Cardiff Castle in Wales and Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. Commemorations of the queen’s death were low key, with the king — who is at his sprawling Scottish Highland estate of Balmoral — not expected at any official engagement. In a short statement, the 74-year-old British head of state recalled the “great affection” for his mother, her life and public service. “I am deeply grateful, too, for the love and support that has been shown to my […]

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