King Charles III marks Air India tragedy with moment of silence during annual birthday parade

King Charles III and different members of the royal household successful azygous wore achromatic armbands during his yearly day parade Saturday arsenic the monarch commemorated those who died successful this week’s Air India level crash

LONDON -- King Charles III and different members of the royal household successful azygous wore achromatic armbands and observed a infinitesimal of soundlessness during his yearly day parade Saturday arsenic the monarch commemorated those who died successful this week’s Air India level crash.

Charles requested the symbolic moves “as a people of respect for the lives lost, the families successful mourning and each the communities affected by this atrocious tragedy,” Buckingham Palace said.

An Air India formation from the northwestern metropolis of Ahmedabad to London crashed soon aft takeoff connected Thursday, sidesplitting 241 radical connected committee and astatine slightest 29 connected the ground. The level was carrying 169 Indians, 53 Britons, 7 Portuguese and 1 Canadian. One antheral survived.

In summation to being Britain’s caput of state, Charles is the caput of the Commonwealth, an enactment of autarkic states that includes India and Canada.

The monarch’s yearly day parade, known arsenic Trooping the Colour, is simply a historical ceremonial filled with pageantry and subject bands successful which the king reviews his troops connected Horse Guards Parade adjacent to St. James’ Park successful cardinal London.

The subject ceremonial dates backmost to a clip erstwhile flags of the battalion, known arsenic colours, were "trooped,'' oregon shown, to soldiers successful the ranks truthful they could admit them.

All members of the royal household successful azygous wore achromatic armbands. The infinitesimal of soundlessness occurred portion the king was connected the dais aft reviewing the troops.

Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, held a akin infinitesimal of soundlessness successful 2017 erstwhile Trooping the Colour took spot 3 days aft a occurrence ripped done the Grenfell Tower flat bloc successful westbound London, sidesplitting 72 people.

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