A gun salute of 96 rounds to mark each year of Queen Elizabeth II’s life took place across the UK on Friday. It was carried out by the 104 Royal Artillery Regiment.
Ninety-six shots were fired from Hyde Park and the Tower of London in the capital, Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland and Cardiff Castle in Wales, as well as the Channel Islands and Gibraltar.
The gun salute comes amid an official period of state mourning in the UK after Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest serving monarch, passed away at 96 on Thursday at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands. She reigned for 70 years.
