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

King Charles was joined by his family including grandchildren Prince George And Louis and Princess Charlotte, for the Trooping The Colour birthday parade.

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Trump has long admired the British royal family and his big birthday parade in Washington is the same day as the U.K.’s annual Trooping the Color.

The King has asked for some poignant last-minute amendments to the Trooping the Colour programme amid the tragic events of the Air India crash