Trooping the Colour live: King to pay tribute to Air India victims
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The King has requested that members of the Royal Family wear black armbands during Trooping the Colour to honor victims of the Air India disaster, which claimed over 260 lives.

The event, marking the King’s birthday, will occur in London.

Participants, including the King, the Prince of Wales, and other royals, will wear military uniforms and black armbands.

A minute's silence will follow the King's inspection of the guardsmen.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman noted that the King made these requests “as a mark of respect for the lives lost” and those affected by the tragedy.

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