
King Charles is deeply saddened by the dying of a British man who was killed within the automobile assault in New Orleans on New 12 months’s Day, palace sources say.
Edward Pettifer, 31, who was amongst 14 individuals killed within the assault, is the stepson of Alexandra Pettifer, beforehand often called Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who cared for Prince William and Prince Harry once they have been youngsters.
The King has been in contact with Mr Pettifer’s household to share his private condolences, palace sources instructed the BBC.
In a tribute, Mr Pettifer’s household described him as a “great son, brother, grandson, nephew and good friend to so many”.
The 1 January assault noticed a 42-year-old US Military veteran drive a pick-up truck into crowds alongside New Orleans’s well-known Bourbon Road earlier than being shot lifeless by police.
The New Orleans coroner gave Mr Pettifer’s preliminary reason for dying as “blunt drive accidents”, PA experiences.
The Prince of Wales has been made conscious of Mr Pettifer’s dying, Kensington Palace mentioned.
Prince Harry has additionally been knowledgeable however is not going to be commenting publicly on the information.

The suspect, named as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, is believed to have acted alone in a “premeditated and evil act”, the FBI mentioned.
It added {that a} flag of the Islamic State group was discovered contained in the automobile.
Two improvised explosive gadgets have been additionally discovered close by, in line with police.
A widely known American school soccer participant, a younger aspiring nurse and a mother of a four-year-old are among the victims.
At the least 39 individuals have been additionally injured throughout the assault, which befell within the metropolis’s French Quarter – a bustling nightspot common with locals and vacationers – at round 03:15 (09:15 GMT) on Wednesday.
Among the injured have been discharged from hospital – however greater than a dozen stay, with some being handled within the ICU.
Mr Pettifer, of Chelsea, London, was named by the Metropolitan Police as among the victims on Saturday morning.
His household mentioned in a press release they have been “devastated on the tragic information of Ed’s dying in New Orleans”.
“We are going to all miss him terribly. Our ideas are with the opposite households who’ve misplaced their relations attributable to this horrible assault.
“We request that we will grieve the lack of Ed as a household in non-public. Thanks.”
In a press release, the International Commonwealth and Improvement Workplace mentioned it was supporting Mr Pettifer’s household.
Ms Pettifer joined King Charles’s employees in 1993 when he was the Prince of Wales.
She turned a detailed companion to the younger princes following the separation of Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales.
Ms Pettifer typically accompanied the 2 princes on vacation and, following the dying of Diana, she helped them regulate to the lack of their mom.
In 1999, Ms Pettifer – née Legge-Bourke – married safety guide Charles Pettifer at a non-public ceremony in Wales, which was attended by William and Harry.