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The deadly New Year's Day violent onslaught successful New Orleans deed adjacent to location for Prince William and Prince Harry.

London's Metropolitan Police has identified Edward "Ed" Pettifer—stepson of the brothers' erstwhile nanny Alexandra Pettifer, besides known arsenic Tiggy Legge-Bourke—as 1 of the victims.

"Catherine and I person been shocked and saddened by the tragic decease of Ed Pettifer," William said successful a connection posted connected his and woman Kate Middleton's Instagram Stories Jan. 4. "Our thoughts and prayers stay with the Pettifer household and each those guiltless radical who person been tragically impacted by this horrific attack."

Ed's household besides spoke retired astir the decease of the 31-year-old. "He was a fantastic son, brother, grandson, nephew and a person to truthful many," they said successful a connection posted connected the website of the Metropolitan Police Jan. 4. "We volition each miss him terribly."

The connection continued, "Our thoughts are with the different families who person mislaid their household members owed to this unspeakable attack. We petition that we tin grieve the nonaccomplishment of Ed arsenic a household successful private. Thank you."

Two years later, Tiggy retired from her royal relation erstwhile she joined Ed's father, erstwhile British service serviceman Charles Pettifer, who is besides a dada to different son, Harry, from a erstwhile marriage. The mates are besides parents to sons Fred and Tom, who served arsenic a leafage lad astatine William and Kate's 2011 wedding.

U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy also issued a connection aft quality of Ed's death. "Extremely saddened to perceive the tragic quality that a British antheral was among those killed during the onslaught successful New Orleans," helium wrote connected X, formerly Twitter. "We are supporting his household and basal agreed with the US against panic threats."