{"id":182549,"date":"2025-06-14T01:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T01:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/182549\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T01:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T01:38:10","slug":"king-charles-makes-somber-last-minute-changes-to-trooping-the-colour-parade-amid-air-india-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/182549\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles Makes Somber Last-Minute Changes to Trooping the Colour Parade amid Air India Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>King Charles, 76, will wear a black armband on his military uniform in honor of the 241 victims of the Air India plane crash at the Trooping the Colour Parade on Saturday, June 14<\/li>\n<li>Prince William and the Royal Mews staff will also wear black bands<\/li>\n<li>Following the inspection of the troops on Horse Guards Parade, there will be a moment of silence preceded by the sounding of the Last Post<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/person\/king-charles-iii\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles<\/a> has made somber changes to the Trooping the Colour Parade to be held on Saturday, June 14, in honor of the victims of the deadly <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/241-passengers-and-crew-killed-in-air-india-plane-crash-officials-confirm-only-1-person-survived-11753261\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air India plane crash<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> King Charles, 76, will wear a black armband on his military uniform, as will his son <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a>. Royal Mews staff who wear livery for the procession will also wear black armbands, along with mounted officers taking part in the procession.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> When the King takes his place on the dais after the inspection of the troops on Horse Guards Parade, there will be a moment of silence preceded by the sounding of the Last Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The changes are being made as \u201ca mark of respect for the lives lost, the families in mourning and all the communities affected by this awful tragedy,\u201d a Buckingham Palace spokesperson tells PEOPLE.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p> William, Prince of Wales and King Charles, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> This is not the first time that a royal procession has made changes to honor victims of a tragedy in the U.K. In 2017, three days after the <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/human-interest\/london-fire-residents-children-terror\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grenfell Fire disaster in London<\/a>, a minute of silence was incorporated into the Birthday Parade ceremonies.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The somber changes to the procession will pay tribute to the 241 passengers and crew killed in the tragic Air India Plane Crash on Thursday, June 12. The plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, had just departed Ahmedabad for London&#8217;s Gatwick airport when it crashed.<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/man-says-he-somehow-survived-air-india-plane-crash-and-described-the-tragedy-from-his-hospital-bed-11753291\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Only one survivor, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh<\/a>, 40, has been identified.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-news-inline\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Ramesh sustained \u201cimpact injuries\u201d to his chest, eyes and feet, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/40yearold-man-in-ahmedabad-hospital-says-he-survived-air-india-crash-101749734358509.html#google_vignette\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hindustan Times<\/a>,\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cThirty seconds after takeoff, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed,\u201d he told the\u00a0Times\u00a0from his hospital bed. \u201cIt all happened so quickly.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran,&#8221; Ramesh said. &#8220;There were pieces of the plane all around me. Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/what-is-trooping-the-colour-king-charles-birthday-parade-explained-royal-family-tradition-7509589\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trooping the Colour<\/a> is a celebration of the King&#8217;s birthday. 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