Britain's King Charles and other senior royals wore black armbands at the "Trooping the Colour" military parade on Saturday as a mark of respect for the victims of the Air India plane crash.The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad,

The monarch wore a black armband to honor the victims of the Air India crash at his annual birthday celebration.

The monarch’s annual birthday parade, known as Trooping the Colour, is a historic ceremony filled with pageantry and military bands in which the king reviews his troops on Horse Guards Parade adjacent to St.

King Charles Breaks Royal Tradition at Birthday Parade Amid Cancer Battle originally appeared on Parade. King Charles III broke royal tradition at the 2025 Trooping the Colour parade amid his cancer battle.

Last week, the 76-year-old monarch was among the 300 guests at the Duke and Duchess of Wellington’s joint 150th birthday party. It was a combined celebration, as the 9th Duke is set to celebrate his 80th birthday in August and his wife recently turned 70.

King Charles is said to be refusing his chemotherapy and drowning his sorrows over his looming death in whisky.

Ahead of Saturday's festivities, King Charles III also honored a handful of celebrities and public figures, including David Beckham, Gary Oldman and Elaine Paige.