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Soldiers rescued a duck family during a ceremony in London
During the ceremonial firing of a salute in London's Hyde Park, British soldiers intervened to safely remove a duck and her ducklings who had accidentally ended up in the path of a military unit.
TL;DR
- British soldiers intervened to safely move a duck and her ducklings during a ceremonial gun salute in Hyde Park.
- The incident occurred just before the salute to mark the third anniversary of King Charles III and Queen Camilla's coronation.
- Soldiers from the Royal Horse Artillery guided the duck family to safety.
- The ceremony, involving 41 historic cannons and 71 horses, then continued as planned.
- An additional gun salute was fired at the Tower of London later that day.
- The King and Queen were crowned on May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey.