United Kingdom, March 29 -- King Charles has extended his condolences to the people of Myanmar following a deadly earthquake that has claimed more than 1,000 lives.

The 76-year-old monarch, who was recently hospitalised due to side effects from cancer treatment, released a statement on the Royal Family's Instagram page on Saturday (29.03.25) morning expressing his sympathies with victims of the catastrophe.

Referencing his wife Queen Camilla, 77, it said: "My wife and I were most dreadfully shocked and saddened to learn of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, with its tragic loss of life and appalling damage to homes, buildings and livelihoods, not to mention the destruction of sacred pagodas, monasteries and other places of worship."...