Prince Philip dies: Gun salute to Prince Philip from his beloved Royal Navy

Royal Navy warships will lead a worldwide gun salute in honour of Prince Philip today, firing 41 shots over 40 minutes from midday as they are joined by batteries in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and Gibraltar.  HMS Diamond, a 8,000-tonne destroyer dubbed ‘the jewel in the naval crown, set sail from Portsmouth on Friday with … Read more

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: We salute Prince Philip, a father to our nation

Prince Philip has been such a constant and colourful feature of British life for so long it’s almost impossible to believe he’s no longer with us. Loved and admired in equal measure, his name has been synonymous with duty and public service since his marriage to the Queen 74 years ago. His sad passing, nine … Read more

Margaret Thatcher was ‘disgusting’ for taking the salute from Falkland soldiers

Lord Owen branded Margaret Thatcher ‘disgusting’ for breaking from tradition and taking the salute from the returning soldiers in the Falkands victory parade and claimed the Queen would’ve thought the lesser of the ‘Iron Lady.’ Royals Declassified: Queen Elizabeth: Politics, Power and Prime Ministers, which airs on Channel 4, Sunday, 9pm, examines how the Queen has dealt with … Read more

Drunk passenger who gave Nazi salute in front of Holocaust victims’ family avoids jail 

Drunk airline passenger, 28, who gave Nazi salute and launched racist tirade in front of Holocaust victims’ ‘disgusted’ family on Wizz Air flight from Poland to Liverpool avoids jail ‘Clearly drunk’ Louis Mann, 28, gave a Nazi salute amid a tirade of racist abuse  A passenger, who lost family to the Holocaust, said he was … Read more

Cops shed tears as they line the streets of DC to salute Officer Brian Sicknick

Police officers lined a street in Washington D.C. on Sunday to honor a fallen comrade, Officer Brian Sicknick who was murdered while attempting to police the  U.S. Capitol during Wednesday’s riots.  Sicknick was struck in the head by a fire extinguisher as he tried to prevent Trump supporters from entering the building, trying to stop … Read more

Hundreds of Italian far-right activists perform fascist salute to mark 43 years since three killed

Hundreds of Italian far-right activists perform the fascist salute at memorial to three fanatics who were gunned down in unsolved assassinations in Rome 43 years ago Around 300 extremists pictured raising hands in fascist Roman salute They had gathered to commemorate Franco Bigonzetti, 20, and Francesco Ciavetta, 18, Stefano Recchioni, 19, who were killed on January 7 … Read more

RICHARD KAY: NOW will they stop wailing? A fond salute to Brexit’s bitter losers 

Tonight Britain will leave the European Union for good, as the demands of the 2016 referendum are finally met. Ever since that historic result, there have been four and a half years of relentlessly bitter rancour between opposing sides, and in the process reputations were made and lost. So, more than 1,600 days after the … Read more

Grant Denyer and wife Chezzi share sonogram of child giving the couple the ‘middle finger salute’

Grant Denyer and wife Chezzi share sonogram of their child giving the couple the ‘middle finger salute’ By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:50 GMT, 7 December 2020 | Updated: 11:24 GMT, 7 December 2020 Grant Denyer is weeks away from welcoming his third child with wife Chezzi. And on Monday, the 43-year-old … Read more

The Crown: Army chiefs criticise Olivia Colman’s ‘sloppy’ salute

Netflix has sparked controversy after eagle-eyed military viewers noticed Olivia Colman’s salute was ‘limp’ in The Crown‘s season trailer. In the trailer for the fourth season of the hit show, the Queen gave a salute as she watched the Red Arrows perform a flypast at Buckingham Palace in London. But General Lord Dannatt, former head … Read more

The Crown: Military chiefs criticise Olivia Colman’s ‘sloppy’ salute

Netflix has sparked controversy after eagle-eyed military viewers noticed Olivia Colman’s salute was ‘limp’ in The Crown’s season trailer. In the trailer for the fourth season of the hit show, the Queen gave a salute as she watched the Red Arrows perform a flypast at Buckingham Palace in London. But General Lord Dannatt, former head … Read more