{"id":1219,"date":"2025-03-29T13:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T13:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunnewsusa.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/29\/uks-king-charles-sends-condolences-after-myanmar-quake\/"},"modified":"2025-03-29T13:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T13:20:55","slug":"uks-king-charles-sends-condolences-after-myanmar-quake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunnewsusa.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/29\/uks-king-charles-sends-condolences-after-myanmar-quake\/","title":{"rendered":"UK&#8217;s King Charles Sends Condolences After Myanmar Quake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"ignorediv\">\n                                        <!-- Story Text --><br \/>\n                                                                                <b class=\"place_cont\">London: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s King Charles III on Saturday sent his &#8220;deepest possible sympathy&#8221; to the victims of a devastating earthquake which has killed over 1,000 people in Myanmar and Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>King Charles said in a statement on X that he and his wife Queen Camilla were &#8220;shocked and saddened to learn of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><!--MIDTABOOLA--><\/p>\n<p>Over 1,000 people have died from the quake in the military-ruled country, with at least 10 deaths also confirmed in Bangkok, after an earthquake and aftershock struck central Myanmar on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know people in Myanmar continue to endure so much hardship and tragedy in your lives, and I have long admired your extraordinary resilience and spirit,&#8221; the 76-year-old British monarch said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A message of condolence from His Majesty The King to the people of Myanmar following the devastating earthquake. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Lfx9iBmMX\">pic.twitter.com\/0Lfx9iBmMX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyalFamily\/status\/1905935651603660912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The shallow 7.7-magnitude quake struck northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar in the early afternoon on Friday, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock.<\/p>\n<p>The quake destroyed buildings, downed bridges, and buckled roads across swathes of the isolated state, which has made a rare plea for international aid.<\/p>\n<p><!--#VuukleAD--><\/p>\n<p>While Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, used to be a British colony, it is not a member of the Commonwealth bloc of nations headed by King Charles.<\/p>\n<p>The king was briefly under observation in hospital on Thursday due to side-effects from cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<p>However, King Charles, who was diagnosed with cancer in February 2024, was seen waving to well-wishers on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- Featured Video --><br \/>\n                                                                                                                        <!-- Recommended Widget -->\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London: Britain&#8217;s King Charles III on Saturday sent his &#8220;deepest possible sympathy&#8221; to the victims of a devastating earthquake which has killed over 1,000 people in Myanmar and Thailand. 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