Live King to pay tribute to Air India victims at Trooping the Colour
The King has asked members of the Royal family to wear black armbands during Trooping the Colour in honour of those killed in the Air India disaster.
The centuries-old parade, which officially commemorates the King's birthday, will take place in London later today, two days after the crash in Ahmedabad claimed at least 260 lives.
The King, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh, who will all take part in the parade in military uniform, will wear black armbands, as will coachmen and women from the Royal Mews and mounted officers.
A minute's silence will also be held after the monarch has inspected the hundreds of guardsmen lined up on Horse Guards Parade.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said the King had personally requested the changes 'as a mark of respect for the lives lost, the families in mourning and all the communities affected by this awful tragedy'.
More than 1,400 soldiers of the Household Division and King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery will be taking part in the parade, including over 400 musicians from the Massed Bands.
It will also include 250 soldiers from the Foot Guards, who will line the processional route along The Mall.
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