21 gun salute to mark Royal birth
Created: Jul 19, 2013 08:00 AM (Updated: Jul 19, 2013 08:35 AM)
July 18, 2013Dear Editor,Having just read the letter from Diana Williams in your 17 July edition about the possibility of a salute on the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s baby, I thought your readers might be interested to know what is already planned. On instruction from Buckingham Palace the Bermuda Regiment will fire a 21 Gun Salute, no matter the sex of the baby (or number of babies, should there be more than one). Additionally Her Majesty The Queen has instructed that the Union Flag should be flown wherever possible to mark the occasion.DAVID B ARKLEYDeputy Governor of Bermuda