It was on 3 June 1953 that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in a ceremony at Westminster Cathedral.
To mark the anniversary of the coronation a 21 gun salute was fired today at Edinburgh Castle by 16 Regiment Royal Artillery.
Earlier today we climbed the hill to @edinburghcastle to watch the 21 gun salute on the 66th anniversary of the coronation of HM The Queen by 16 Regiment Royal Artillery pic.twitter.com/FAY8S6ZWBI
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