Great Britain. Karol III's birthday parade. The victims of the Air Catastrophe in India were paid to the victims of

A military parade was held in London to celebrate Karol III's 76th birthday. Just before the start of the ceremony, the spokesman for the Buckingham Palace reported that the original program was changed in connection with the Thursday's plane crash in India, in which the British also died.

During the Saturday parade in London, on the occasion of the official birthday (privately the birthday in November) of the British monarch Charles III was paid to the victims of the Thursday Air Catastrophe in India. 279 people were killed, including 52 British.

Their memory was honored with a minute of silence. In addition, some members royal family And the members of the court, including the military king, dressed in a uniform, wore black bands on their shoulder.

“The original program of the ceremony was changed in a gesture of respect for victims, mourning families and all communities affected by this tragedy,” said spokesman of the Buckingham Palace, quoted by the AFP agency before starting the parade.

The parade ended with the Royal Air Force air show, and members of the royal family appeared on the balcony of the Buckingham Palace.

There was also a small group of opponents of the monarchy with yellow flags with the inscription “Not my king” (not my king).

Birthday in November why a parade in June?

Karol III celebrates his birthday on November 14. On the second Saturday of June, however, public celebrations take place every year, accompanied by the military parade – Trooping The Color. Her tradition dates back to Jerzy II's reign in the 18th century, which was born in the autumn of 1683, but wanted to celebrate his birthday in good weather.

Karol III's birthday parade

Plane crash in India

On Thursday, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Air India, flying to London, crashed just after starting from the airport in Ahmadabad in the west of India. 242 people traveled by plane, including 230 passengers: 169 India citizens, 53 – Great Britain, seven – Portugal and one citizen Canada. Only one person survived the plane crash that hit the hostel and the canteen of a medical university, killing more people.

Along with the victims in the building where the plane hit, the number of killed is 279 people, AFP said, citing sources in the local police.