Brigadier Andrew Dawes CBE, the head of the Army in Wales, accompanied the Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan and the Lord Mayor of Cardiff. Before the union with England, Stirling Castle was a Scottish royal residence, a palace as well as a fortress. Several Scottish Kings and Queens were crowned at Stirling, including Mary, Queen of Scots in 1542, and others were born or died there. Unless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise, your use of and membership to the Service are exclusively governed by Dutch law. We shall first try to settle any dispute over a dram of whisky. Disputes that cannot be settled over multiple drams of whisky shall be solely submitted to the court of Amsterdam, The Netherlands unless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise. In Scotland, two gun salutes marked The King’s birthday. Both salutes were carried out by 105 Regiment Royal Artillery which has squadrons across Scotland and Northern Ireland. In Edinburgh guests led by Lord Provost Councillor Robert Aldridge were on the battlements for the tribute. Reservists from 105 Regiment Royal Artillery carried out the salute with a battery of close support light field guns. Shortly before midday, riding at speed from the Hyde Park Corner end of Green Park, 71 horses pulling six First World War era 13-pounder Field Guns placed the Guns into position for the Royal Salute beside six ammunition boxes.

Guns continue to fire at 10 second intervals sending plumes of smoke into the air until the required number of rounds have been reached. Wales, Cardiff Castle – The gun salute was fired by 104th Regiment Royal Artillery, an Army Reserve unit located across South Wales, southwest England and the West Midlands. The unit is equipped with the 105mm Light Gun and carries out all gun salutes in Wales, most recently to mark the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.The tradition dates from the 15th Century when ships visiting foreign ports would discharge all their guns out to sea on arrival to show they came in peace. Gun salutes have existed for centuries as a sign of respect or welcome, both on land and at sea, marking special occasions or military honours. The number of rounds fired depends on the place and occasion. The standard royal salute is the traditional 21 rounds. But when the salute is given from a Royal Park an extra 20 guns are added, becoming a 41-gun salute. The tradition of the gun salute dates from the 15th Century and the early days of sail. Ships, when visiting foreign ports, would discharge all their guns out to sea on arrival to signify that they came in peace with empty guns. According to one theory, British ships at that time carried seven guns so seven shots became the standard to signal that the ship was now unarmed. The guns onshore would welcome the incoming ships by firing three rounds for every shot fired from the ships – putting the total number of shots fired at 21 – hence the 21-gun salute, the most common number of gun salutes used today.

On her accession, Queen Elizabeth II declared that the name ‘The King’s Troop’ would remain in honour of her father. No partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship is created as a result of your use of the Service.

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Historically, every king needed the support of the City of London to hold their throne. Without the loyalty of its citizens to the monarch, ancient kings could not control the country. Even today, the King still needs the permission of the Lord Mayor of London to enter the square mile City of London. Scotland, Stirling Castle – The gun salute was fired by troops from 53 Battery, 5th Regiment Royal Artillery. This Battery participated in Coronation parades in Dusseldorf in 1953 for the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as part of the British Army of the Rhine commemorations and in Delhi in 1903 for the Delhi Durbar for the Coronation of His Majesty King Edward VII. Troops from 53 Battery at Stirling Castle were wearing the Maroon Beret with Number One Dress which signifies service with 16 Air Assault Brigade. A six-gun salvo was fired by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery (KTRHA) at the precise moment His Majesty was crowned King. This was a unique salute for the Coronation designed for maximum impact and to create a sound that was clearly heard within Westminster Abbey. In addition, the birth of a Royal baby is also marked by a 62-gun salute from the Tower of London – 21 to mark the Royal occasion, a further 20 are fired because it is a Royal Fortress and an additional 21 will be fired for the City of London.