Rishi Sunak shocked the nation by announcing a General Election for this July - only time will tell us whether that was a good decision, says Eliot Wilson.
The salutes were heard across London at noon with 41 volleys fired from Green Park by the King s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, accompanied by the Band of the Irish Guards.
Gun salutes have rung out across Britain to mark the first anniversary of King Charles' Coronation, days after he returned to public-facing events following his cancer diagnosis.