At Trooping The Color: King Charles wants to honor Air-India victim

The “Trooping the Color” is dedicated to grief this year. King Charles III. (76) At the traditional military ceremony in honor of his birthday, honor the deceased of the Air-India aircraft crash with a special gesture. , the monarch will wear a black armband on his military uniform during the parade in London, as will Prince William (42).

According to the report, the staff of the Royal Mews, which occurs in the procession, and the mounted officers are also said to have black armbands as a sign of mourning. After the inspection of the Horse Guards Parade troops, King Charles will take a seat on the podium. Then a minute’s silence is inserted – initiated by the solemn “Last Post” signal, which is traditionally played for the honor.

A spokesman for the Buckingham Palace told “People” that the changes were “as a sign of respect for the lost lives, the grieving families and all communities affected by this terrible tragedy” made.

On Thursday, 241 passengers and crew members of an Air India aircraft were killed. The machine with a target destination London Gatwick crashed from Ahmedabad shortly after the start. A British citizen survived the tragedy.

Charles and wife Camilla (77) then expressed their sympathy on Instagram: “My wife and I are deeply shaken about the terrible events in Ahmedabad this morning”. “Our special prayers and our deepest sympathy apply to the families and friends of those who are affected by this terribly tragic incident in so many countries and are waiting for news from their loved ones.”

It is not the first time that the traditional “trooping the Color” parade will be a place of grief: in 2017, at that time as a parade in honor of Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), a minute’s silence was installed in honor of the victims of the devastating grenfell tower fire, which had only taken place three days.