Birthday bang

On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday, HMS Liverpool fired a 21-gun salute at Grand Harbour yesterday. The Queen celebrates two birthdays each year: her actual birthday on April 21 and her official birthday on a Saturday in June.

On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday, HMS Liverpool fired a 21-gun salute at Grand Harbour yesterday. The Queen celebrates two birthdays each year: her actual birthday on April 21 and her official birthday on a Saturday in June. She turns 85 this year. The last time a 21-gun salute was fired in Grand Harbour was during the Queen’s visit to Malta in 2005.

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