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King Charles honours air crash victims at military parade
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Posted on June 14, 2025
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King Charles honored Air India crash victims at a military parade with a minute's silence, marking his birthday with respect for the tragedy.
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles and other senior royals wore black armbands at the "Trooping the Colour" military parade on Saturday as a mark of respect for the victims of the Air India plane crash.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday, killing at least 270 people in the worst aviation disaster in a decade.
Only one of the 242 passengers and crew on board survived, while others were killed as the plane struck a medical college's hostel as it came down.
A minute's silence was held after the king inspected the parade, which marks his official birthday.
King Charles requested the changes "as a mark of respect for the lives lost, the families in mourning and all the communities affected by this awful tragedy", a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said.
(Reporting by Paul Sandle, Editing by Louise Heavens)
King Charles attended the 'Trooping the Colour' military parade to honor the victims of the Air India plane crash.
The Air India plane crash resulted in the deaths of at least 270 people, marking it as the worst aviation disaster in a decade.
King Charles and other senior royals wore black armbands at the parade as a mark of respect for the lives lost in the tragedy.
King Charles requested changes to the parade proceedings as a mark of respect for the lives lost and the families in mourning.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, striking a medical college's hostel as it came down.
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