The King is told about the earthquake 'catastrophe' in Turkey and Syria by those who have lost family.
The King asked if enough assistance was arriving, but he was told of delays - and he called over a Foreign Office aide to speak to the Syrian family."We faced airstrikes, we faced forced displacement, we faced clashes, but we didn't face such a catastrophe," he said.And Syrians in the UK who were asylum seekers were struggling to be able to travel back to find their relatives, said Mr Al-Asmar.
The King heard from other grieving families and was shown pictures and films of the damage caused by the earthquake and was given a traditional offering of Syrian coffee and dates. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan was also on the visit to the Syria House in Trafalgar Square, which will be used to draw attention to the scale of the humanitarian disaster.
Earlier in the day, the King had met volunteers from the UK's Turkish community who had also been organising help for people caught up in the earthquake.Buckingham Palace said the King had wanted to meet these community groups involved in relief efforts. "He has been kept abreast of developments and is determined to help not just with financial support but to help with as much practical support as possible and raise awareness as to what is going on in both nations," said a palace source.
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