Buckingham Palace has issued a statement following a harrowing incident today.

By Emily Ferguson, Royal Editor

11:37, Thu, Jun 12, 2025 | UPDATED: 11:44, Thu, Jun 12, 2025

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King Charles is being kept updated on the Air India plane crash (Image: Getty)

Buckingham Palace has said King Charles is being kept updated on the situation after a Gatwick-bound Air India plane crashed. A total of 53 British nationals were on board the plane that appeared to explode when it crashed shortly after take-off, Air India has said.

In a statement following the incident on Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: "The scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating." He added he is being kept updated as the situation develops.

The King is also being kept updated on the situation.

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A video of the incident shows the aircraft losing height and heading towards a residential area. The plane then crashes into the ground, creating a devastating blast with huge flames and plumes of smoke erupting in the sky.

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