Image of the Day: 15 November 2012

The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, the saluting battery of Her Majesty's Household Division, fired a 41 Gun Salute at 1200hrs on Wednesday 14 November in honour of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales's 64th birthday. Six gun teams, each consisting of a 13-pounder (5.9kg) quick-loading gun - which saw action in the First World War - pulled by six horses, fired the salute from Hyde Park in London. [Picture: Sergeant Adrian Harlen, Crown Copyright/MOD 2012]