In Pictures: Gun salutes and flowers honour Duke of Edinburgh

Wellwishers had been asked to stay away under coronavirus restrictions, but many still made the journey to royal palace.
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Gun salutes have been fired across the UK, in Gibraltar and at sea to mark the death of the Duke of Edinburgh as wellwishers continued to leave floral tributes at royal houses including Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle

Saluting batteries began firing 41 rounds at one round every minute at midday on Saturday in cities including London Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, as well from Royal Navy warships.

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Meanwhile, members of the Queen’s family have visited her at Windsor Castle, where dozens of people have been laying flowers despite calls for them to stay away due to coronavirus concerns.

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