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13 Jun 2026 – Firing party firing.
Sailors from His Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth, commemorated King Charles III’s Official Birthday with a 21-Gun Salute fired from the Quarterdeck at HMS Drake.
Gun salutes also took place across the country, including at HMNB Portsmouth, Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, Cardiff Castle in Wales, and Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. In London, the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and the Honourable Artillery Company conducted Royal Salutes at the To