In tribute, members of the 105th Regiment Royal Artillery fired a 41-round gun salute at Edinburgh Castle on Saturday.
Gun salutes also sounded across the UK and in Gibraltar and firing ended at 12.41pm, with one round fired per minute from noon.
9. Onlookers
People watched the salute from Princes Street and its gardens Photo: Andrew Milligan
10. History
Gun salutes have been fired to mark significant national events since as early as at least the 18th century and were used to mark the deaths of Queen Victoria in 1901 and Winston Churchill in 1965 Photo: Andrew Milligan