Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.

Elcina Alpesh Makwana was on a trip to India to visit her parents and receive dental treatment when the disaster struck (Picture: Tim Clarke) The body of the first British victim of Air India Flight 171 has been returned by officials to her family.

Mum-of-two Elcina Alpesh Makwana, 41, who lived in Hounslow, London, has become the first British victim of the Air India plane crash to be laid to rest.

The horrific crash of Air India Flight AI171 on Thursday, June 12, 2025, has left the nation in profound grief, with the confirmed death toll now sta

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla ride a carriage as part of the Trooping the Colour parade which honours King Charles on his official birthday, in London, Britain,. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles and other senior royals wore black armbands at the "Trooping the Colour" military parade on Saturday as a mark of respect for the victims of the Air India plane crash.

King Charles III and other members of the royal family in uniform wore black armbands during his annual birthday parade Saturday as the monarch commemorated those who died in this week’s Air India pla