The Shangri-La was one of three sites of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings along with the Kingsbury and Cinnamon Grand Hotel . Sri Lankan celebrity chef Shantha Mayadunne and her daughter were among the fatalities . Sri Lankan cricketer Hasitha Boyagoda was having breakfast in the hotel when the bombing took place . He escaped with only minor injuries . Three of the four children of Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen were killed in the attack
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo