The Tower of London is the historic fortress on the Thames, founded in 1066, which guards the Crown Jewels and fires royal gun salutes for major occasions. A salute from the Tower accompanied the Windsor welcome of Oman’s Sultan in October 2026, echoing the volley in the Home Park forty miles away. The Tower’s guns link modern state ceremonial to the fortress’s thousand years of royal history.
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