Coups de canon

In all four corners of the UK, including at firing stations in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, Gun Salutes sounded at the moment of The King’s Coronation to celebrate the historic moment.

Featuring more than 400 personnel, across 13 locations and deployed Royal Navy ships, 21 rounds fired in tribute to The King with the exception of The Tower of London and Horse Guards Parade, where a 62 round salute and a six-gun salvo fired respectively.