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June 03 - Gun Salute Marks Queen's 60th Coronation Anniversary

03 June 2013

gun salute Yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen’s coronation. Although she celebrated the anniversary in private, yesterday, a ceremony will be held in Westminster Abbey tomorrow to mark the occasion.

Gibraltar paid tribute to Her Majesty this afternoon, with a gun salute carried out by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment at Grand Battery House. The soldiers involved were inspected by His Worship the Mayor who was also presented with a display shell casing to commemorate the event.