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Watch live as gun salutes fire across UK to honour Prince Philip
Gun salutes marking the death of the Duke of Edinburgh were fired across the UK, in Gibraltar and at sea on Saturday.
Saluting batteries fired 41 rounds at one round every minute from midday in cities including London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, as well as Gibraltar and from Royal Navy warships.
Gun salutes have been fired to mark significant national events, including the Queen’s Coronation and the deaths of Queen Victoria and Winston Churchill, since as early as at least the 18th century.
The public was encouraged to observe the gun salutes from home.
Prince Philip died peacefully in his sleep on Friday morning at Windsor Castle. He would have celebrated his 100th birthday in June.
His children paid tribute to him as the “rock” in the Queen and their family’s lives.
The Duke of Edinburgh is expected to be given a ceremonial royal funeral rather than a state one and will not lie in state.
A Labour MSP has broken with a cross-party agreement to put politics on hold during the period of mourning for the Duke of Edinburgh by calling for a debate on Nicola Sturgeon’s handling of coronavirus to be tacked on to tributes at Holyrood on Monday.
The Scottish Parliament has been recalled for one day next week to allow MSPs to make statements on Prince Philip’s death, before going back into recess until after the 6 May elections.
But Neil Findlay said that Monday’s recall offered the only opportunity before the election to hold the SNP-led government to account for an admission by health secretary Jeane Freeman that mistakes were made in releasing patients potentially infected with Covid-19 into care homes.
Peter Stubley10 April 2021 13:20
41 rounds fired to salute Prince Philip
The gun salutes across the UK and in Gibraltar ended at 12.41pm, with one round fired per minute since noon.
At the Tower of London, members of the Honourable Artillery Company disassembled three large guns which they used to salute the duke, as hundreds of people watched from Tower Bridge.
Following the salute, 18 of the uniformed servicemen boarded three military vehicles towing the guns, as members of the public applauded.
Peter Stubley10 April 2021 13:06
Prince William withdraws from Bafta ceremony
The Duke of Cambridge has withdrawn from this weekend’s Bafta awards ceremony, Kensington Palace has confirmed.
His grandfather the Duke of Edinburgh – Bafta’s first president – died on Friday and William, who is the current president, was due to feature on Saturday in a pre-recorded conversation with costume designer Jenny Beavan and make-up and hair designer Sharon Martin, talking about filming in lockdown and the craft of film-making.
On Sunday, William was due to deliver a speech, via video, celebrating the resilience of the film industry over the past year.
Peter Stubley10 April 2021 12:51
BREAKING: Gun salutes fired across UK in tribute to Duke of Edinburgh
Gun salutes have been fired across the UK and at sea in honour of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who has died at the age of 99.
Emily Goddard10 April 2021 12:02
Andrew and Edward arrive at Windsor
Princes Andrew and Edward are supporting their mother the Queen at Windsor Castle today.
Prince Edward was the first to arrive to support his mother today, while Prince Andrew, who lives in Windsor Castle’s grounds, was also seen arriving after 10am, according to MailOnline.
Prince Charles stayed with the Queen until late last night.
Emily Goddard10 April 2021 11:55
Watch live as gun salutes fired across UK to honour Duke of Edinburgh
Follow the link to watch the gun salute from 12.00 BST.
Emily Goddard10 April 2021 11:49
Windsor residents pay their respects
Flower tributes are left outside Windsor Castle
(Tom Ambrose)
Tom Ambrose, our reporter in Windsor, speaks with locals paying their respects today.
Wendy Farmilowe, from Windsor, said: “I think it was more important for us to come down and pay our respects towards the Queen and the fact she has lost her partner of 73 years.
“As locals, the Royal Family are part of the community – they’ve been here together throughout lockdown and they make Windsor, really.
“The Queen will probably carry on, it’s a life of service for her but if she chose to retire, then good luck to her, she does deserve it.”
A sign at Windsor and Eton Riverside station
(Tom Ambrose)
James Moyle, from Windsor, said he thought it was the right thing to come and pay respects to Prince Philip the day after his death.
He said: “We live in town and just thought what a great life the Duke has lived and [coming here today] is the right thing to do really.
“We’ve grown up thinking of him as a certain age but you will have different people from different generations remembering him as well – it will be very strange now but I don’t think he would want a fuss.
“I did the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at school when I was 15, it was a really good thing to do and enjoyed that.”
His wife, Leanne Moyle, added: “I just felt it important to mark the occasion and it’s lovely seeing the television programmes last night all the things he’s done.
“To be fair, it’s always hectic on the weekend along here but people are doing it in a respectful way, if people want to do it, it’s a great opportunity to.”
Emily Goddard10 April 2021 11:48
Things are going to change now, says former Windsor Castle employee
(Tom Ambrose)
Former Windsor Castle employee Melissa Moran, from Eton Wick, brought her daughter Mia to lay flowers for the Duke this morning.
She said: “I used to work in the castle and I met Philip quite a lot of times at royal engagements parties and things.
“I think he’s such a lovely man and I just want to give my daughter a bit of that history as well.
“I have a lot of written notes from Philip and the Queen, from Christmas presents, so when I hand it down to my daughter I want her to kind of be part of it all.
“I worked in tours and tickets and at Christmas, we would go to the Palace and he would be walking around in the grounds and he was such a lovely man.
“He was such a nice, caring man, always really friendly, he would drive past in his car and wave.
“My heart goes out to the Queen really, I think she’s going to find it really difficult, especially at royal events and things – he was the funny one, the jokey one and things are going to change now.”
Emily Goddard10 April 2021 11:38
How Prince Philip’s death will affect UK politics
With local election campaigning on hold and government announcements pared back, Adam Forrest explores the potential impact of the Duke of Edinburgh’s death on British politics.
Emily Goddard10 April 2021 11:29
Prince Philip plays with young Charles and Anne in archive footage
Prince Philip plays with young Charles and Anne in archive footage
Prince Philip, along with The Queen, was filmed pushing Prince Charles and Princess Anne on a swing at Balmoral in archive footage from the mid-50s.The film was shot on the grounds of Balmoral Castle, a Royal Family estate near Aberdeen in Scotland. The footage, from September 1955, shows Prince Philip playing with young Charles and Anne on a swing set and goes to to show the family sitting and speaking to the camera, and playing with a dog.Philip died at the age of 99 on April 9.
Emily Goddard10 April 2021 11:25
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