King calls crisis aid summit at Palace

KING Charles took the unusual step of calling a briefing with aid agencies at Buckingham Palace yesterday to discuss the growing crisis in Gaza.

- ANDY LINES

Charles, who is president of the British Red Cross, discussed the “acute humanitarian situation” in the region, a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said.

At the audience were the chief executive of Unicef UK Jon Sparkes, Medical Aid for Palestinians chief executive Melanie Ward, vice-chair of Medical Aid for Palestinians Shireen Jayyusi, Christian Aid chief executive Patrick Watt, and Rory Moylan, of the British Red Cross.

Aid agencies are calling for a ceasefire to allow access to aid.

Buckingham Palace declined to comment on whether the King discussed the plight of the hostages.