London’s 2024 ceremonial gun salutes

Ceremonial military guns will go bang bang several times in London during 2024, at the Tower of London and in the Royal Parks.The number of rounds fired in a Royal salute depends on the place and occasion.
The basic Royal salute is 21 rounds, a numercial legacy of how the gun salute was invented. It owes its origins to when warships visiting foreign ports would discharge their guns to show they came in peace. In return, the port would discharge three rounds for each shot fired by the arriving sh