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Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh is offering her sympathy pursuing the decease of a pistillate deed by a motorcycle escorting the royal.
Helen Holland, 81—who was struck by a constabulary escort connected May 10 astatine an intersection successful West London—died connected May 24 arsenic a effect of her injuries, her household confirmed. Shortly aft her passing, Sophie—who is joined to Prince Edward—reflected connected the tragic loss.
"The Duchess of Edinburgh is profoundly saddened to perceive that Helen Holland has passed away," Buckingham Palace said successful a to statement via the Associated Press. "Her Royal Highness's deepest condolences and sympathies spell to each of Ms. Holland's family."
Holland's son, Martin, told the BBC that his ma sustained "multiple breached bones and monolithic interior injuries" aft the accident, sharing that she fought "for her beingness for astir 2 weeks, but irreversible harm to her encephalon yet ended the conflict today."
According to the outlet, the Essex autochthonal was successful municipality visiting her older sister.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating the crash, per AP.
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Chief Supt. Richard Smith, who serves arsenic the caput of the Metropolitan Police's Royalty and Specialist Protection Unit, told the BBC that "tragic result is being felt by colleagues crossed the Met," noting that their "thoughts are precise overmuch with the woman's household and loved ones."
"Officers cognize that their actions, some connected and disconnected duty, are unfastened to scrutiny and pursuing our referral of the incident, the IOPC launched an autarkic investigation," helium continued. "We proceed to co-operate with and enactment that inquiry."
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