In pictures: Malta marks Independence Day Monday, 21 September 2026, 13:11 Last update: about 2 months ago <a href='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/ck.php?n=afef72b0&cb=89' target='_blank'><img data-src='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=22&cb=89&n=afef72b0' border='0' alt='' /></a> President Myriam Spiteri Debono, Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Accommodation and Lands, Owen Bonnici, and Leader of the Opposition, Alex Borg, laid flowers at the Independence Monument in Floriana on Monday. Photos: DOI/Daniel Scicluna