Edward Pettifer, son of the former nanny of Princes William and Harry, is one of the 14 victims of the terrorist attack in New Orleans. On X, the eldest son of Charles III and his wife Kate Middleton expressed their “shock” after the terrible announcement.
While the world celebrated the transition from 2024 to 2025 by partying, terrible news came to shatter the good mood: in the middle of the evening, while the party was in full swing in the city of New Orleans in Louisiana (United States). -United), a ram car drove into the crowd before opening fire. The attack, described as terrorist by the authorities, caused no less than 14 dead including many young people under 30, before the terrorist was shot dead by the police. Among these victims, un certain Edward Pettifer. Although his name will probably mean nothing to the general public, it resonated in a very sad way in the hearts of the British royal family: the 31-year-old young man was in fact the stepson of Alexandra Pettifer, the former nanny to Princes William and Harry when they were younger, who took great care of them after the death of their mother.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Pettifer family.”
The sons of Charles and Diana had also attended the wedding of Alexandra and Charles Pettifer in 1999 in Wales. William is the godfather of Alexandra Pettifer’s second son, Tom, whileAlexandra (nicknamed Tiggy) is Archie’s godmotherHarry’s son. For his part, Charles III would have wanted to address the young man’s bereaved family to provide his support, without speaking publicly for the moment. Which is not the case for his son and heir Prince William as well as his wife Kate Middleton. On their official X account, the Prince and Princess of Wales expressed their grief and support after the tragedy: “Catherine and I are shocked and very saddened by the tragic death of Ed Pettifer. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Pettifer family and all those innocent people who have been tragically impacted by this horrific attack” wrote Prince William on the social network this Saturday, when the BBC had just revealed the presence of Edward Pettifer among the victims.
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