Palace sources report that King Charles is deeply saddened by the death of British man Edward Pettifer, who was killed in the vehicle attack that took place in New Orleans on New Year’s Day. Pettifer, aged 31, was among 14 people killed in the incident, and the stepson of Alexandra Pettifer, once known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who was nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry when they were children. In response, the King has been in touch with Mr Pettifer’s family to express his condolences. Kensington Palace states that Prince Harry has also been informed, but will not publicly comment on the news. The article notes one suspect, 42-year-old US Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who acted alone in a “premeditated and evil act”, according to the FBI. Mr Jabbar was shot and died at the scene.
The New Orleans attack saw a pick-up truck driven into crowds along the city’s well-known Bourbon Street. The New Orleans coroner has listed Pettifer’s preliminary cause of death in the attack as blunt force injuries. The article reports on other victims, which include a well-known American college football player, a young aspiring nurse, and a mother of a four-year-old, as well as more than three dozen others injured.
Edward Pettifer was resident in Chelsea, London, and was named as among the victims by the Metropolitan Police. In a statement, Ed’s family expressed their grief at the tragic news of his death in New Orleans, adding that he was a “wonderful son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend to so many”.
The article states that Alexandra Pettifer joined King Charles’s staff in 1993, when he was Prince of Wales. Following the separation of Charles and Diana, Tiggy became a close companion to the young princes. She often accompanied the pair on holiday, and following the death of Diana, she helped the princes adjust to the loss of their mother. In 1999, she married security consultant Charles Pettifer at a private ceremony in Wales which was attended by William and Harry
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