Prince William shocked by death of ex-nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke’s stepson in New Orleans

The Prince of Wales has stated he and Catherine are “shocked and saddened” by the loss of life of his former nanny’s stepson, Edward Pettifer, who was killed within the New Orleans assault.

The 31-year-old was amongst 14 individuals killed in a car assault on New 12 months’s Day.

His stepmother Alexandra “Tiggy” Pettifer, née Legge-Bourke, cared for Prince William and Prince Harry within the Nineteen Nineties.

Prince William stated: “Our ideas and prayers stay with the Pettifer household and all these harmless individuals who have been tragically impacted by this horrific assault.”

This comes after palace sources stated King Charles was “deeply saddened” by the loss of life and has been in contact with Mr Pettifer’s household.

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 explanation for loss of life as “blunt pressure accidents”, PA stories.

In a tribute, Mr Pettifer’s household described him as a “fantastic son, brother, grandson, nephew and buddy to so many”.

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 stated.

It added {that a} flag of the Islamic State group was discovered contained in the car.

Two improvised explosive units have been additionally discovered close by, in line with police.

A well known American school soccer participant, a younger aspiring nurse and a mother of a four-year-old are among the victims.

A minimum of 39 individuals have been additionally injured in the course of the assault, which passed off within the metropolis’s French Quarter – a bustling nightspot widespread with locals and vacationers – at round 03:15 (09:15 GMT) on Wednesday.

A few of 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 stated in a press release they have been “devastated on the tragic information of Ed’s loss of life in New Orleans”.

“We’ll all miss him terribly. Our ideas are with the opposite households who’ve misplaced their members of the family as a consequence of this horrible assault.

“We request that we will grieve the lack of Ed as a household in personal. Thanks.”

Overseas Secretary David Lammy stated in a press release that he was “extraordinarily saddened to listen to the tragic information {that a} British man was amongst these killed in the course of the assault in New Orleans”.

“We’re supporting their household and are united with the US in opposition to terror threats,” the assertion stated.

Ms Pettifer joined King Charles’s workers in 1993 when he was the Prince of Wales.

She grew to become 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 loss of life of Diana, she helped them alter to the lack of their mom.

In 1999, Ms Pettifer – née Legge-Bourke – married safety marketing consultant Charles Pettifer at a non-public ceremony in Wales, which was attended by William and Harry.