The party turned into a nightmare on the night of December 31 to January 1. As a crowd celebrated the New Year on New Orleans’ famous Bourbon Street, a man drove his vehicle into onlookers, “determined to cause carnage.” The car-ramming attack, considered a terrorist act, left fourteen dead and around thirty injured. The suspect – who had also planted bombs in the French Quarter – died after an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement.
Among the victims who lost their lives this New Year’s Eve, a 31-year-old British man. Named Edward Pettifer, the young man was the stepson of Tiggy Legge-Bourke, the former nanny of Princes William and Harry. Touched by the tragedy, Charles III sent his condolences to the family of Edward Pettifer. According to Roya Nikkah, the royal expert on Sunday Timesthe king would be “deeply saddened” by the tragedy affecting Tiggy Legge-Bourke and those close to him. The 31-year-old was the son of Charles Pettifer, the man she married in 1999 – after working in the royal family.
William and Kate’s tribute to Edward Pettifer
The Prince of Wales was also informed of this sad news. This Saturday, January 4, 2024, William paid tribute to the stepson of his former nanny on social networks. “Catherine and I are shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Ed Pettifer. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Pettifer family and all the innocent people who were tragically affected by this horrific attack,” he said. written in a message signed with the initial of his first name.
Who is Tiggy Legge-Bourke, William and Harry’s former nanny?
William and Harry have always maintained very close ties with their former nanny. The two brothers are the godparents of Tiggy’s children and the Duke of Sussex also chose her to be the godmother of his son Archie. Very attached to his ex-governess, he even wanted to introduce his future wife, Meghan, to her before their marriage in 2018. Hated by Lady Diana – who saw her as a rival, she had been hired by the man who was still the prince Charles in 1993 after his divorce. She proved to be a valuable emotional support for the two brothers at the time of the tragic disappearance of their mother in August 1997. Considered a “second mother” by the princes, she left her position in 1999. End of a chapter but certainly not history.
