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Gun salute honors Thatcher

2013-04-17 1 Dailymotion

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Margaret Thatcher was honored with a gun salute from the Tower of London on Wednesday as her coffin was borne on a horse-drawn gun carriage through central London to her funeral at St. Paul's Cathedral.<br/> <br />Three 105mm light guns operated by the Honorable Artillery Company were fired at one minute intervals<br/> <br />Two of the guns were used in the 1982 Falklands War against Argentina - Thatcher's most emblematic victory.<br/> <br />Royalty, dignitaries and admirers from all walks of life paid their final respects to Thatcher on Wednesday in the grandest funeral for a British leader in half a century.

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