New Delhi, June 14 -- King Charles III and other members of the royal family wore black armbands and held a moment of silence during his annual birthday parade on Saturday, in memory of those who lost their lives in this week's Air India plane crash.

The King requested these symbolic acts "as a mark of respect for the lives lost, the families in mourning and all the communities affected by this awful tragedy," according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.

The tragic crash happened on Thursday, when an Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London went down shortly after takeoff. A total of 241 people on board were killed, along with at least 29 people on the ground. Among the passengers were 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese citi...