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The King has marked his authoritative day astatine the Trooping the Colour parade, wearing a achromatic armband in tribute to those killed successful the Air India level crash.
More than 1,300 soldiers took portion successful the ceremonial astatine Horse Guards Parade successful Whitehall. The lawsuit has marked the authoritative day of the UK monarch connected the 2nd Saturday of June for much than 260 years.
The King antecedently said helium was "desperately shocked" astatine the aviation catastrophe that claimed the lives of 270 people, including much than 50 British nationals.
The 76-year-old King volition pb the federation successful a minute's silence, with achromatic armbands worn by elder royals, including the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh.
The Queen, the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Edinburgh were among the royal enactment watching the lawsuit with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Singer-songwriter Matt Goss, who roseate to fame successful the mid-1980s, besides attended the event.
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said the King requested amendments to the Trooping the Colour programme "as a people of respect for the lives lost, the families successful mourning and each the communities affected by this atrocious tragedy".
In 2017, Trooping was held a fewer days aft the Grenfell Tower blaze and the nonaccomplishment of beingness was marked by a minute's silence, a determination taken by Queen Elizabeth II.
Away from performing ceremonial duties, the soldiers taking portion successful the subject show are warring soldiers.
The colour, oregon regimental flag, being trooped this twelvemonth is the King's Colour of Number 7 Company, Coldstream Guards, a prestigious regiment known arsenic the sovereign's bodyguard. It is celebrating its 375th day this year.
The time volition extremity with the royal household gathering connected Buckingham Palace's balcony for the weapon salutes successful Green Park and the accepted RAF flypast.
The King's existent day is connected 14 November.
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