Queen Elizabeth cancels gun salutes for her birthday

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19 April, 2020, 05:35 pm
Last modified: 19 April, 2020, 05:39 pm

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Queen Elizabeth cancels gun salutes for her birthday

It would be the first such request had been made in her 68-year reign

Reuters
19 April, 2020, 05:35 pm
Last modified: 19 April, 2020, 05:39 pm
Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn to open the new Ashworth Centre, and re-open the recently renovated Great Hall, in London, Britain, December 13, 2018/ Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn to open the new Ashworth Centre, and re-open the recently renovated Great Hall, in London, Britain, December 13, 2018/ Reuters

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark her birthday on Tuesday.

 ITV reporter Chris Ship said on Twitter, adding that it would be the first such request had been made in her 68-year reign.

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