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Kate Middleton ‘saddened’ as she shares joint message with Prince William after Royal Navy tragedy

Kate Middleton ‘saddened’ as she shares joint message with Prince William after Royal Navy tragedy

The Princess of Wales has sent a powerful message following the tragic loss of three service personnel in the Royal Navy. Kate, 44, took to Kensington Palace’s social media channels on Wednesday to say she was “saddened” after hearing the news, adding that alongside her husband, Prince William, she is holding “their families and friends in our hearts”.  The Princess of Wales is Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) and is understood to be contacting the families of those who have lost their lives in the coming days.  In a personal message signed with her initial, she wrote: “I was so saddened to hear of the tragic loss of three service personnel from the Fleet Air Arm following a helicopter training exercise last night.  © WireImageThe Princess of Wales has shared an urgent message “William and I hold their families and friends in our hearts at this very difficult time. C.” A tragic accident The Royal Navy helicopter crashed into a field just before 4 am in Devon, a spokesman said, later revealing that …

King Charles and Queen Camilla ‘greatly saddened’ by Swiss ski resort fire | Royal | News

King Charles and Queen Camilla ‘greatly saddened’ by Swiss ski resort fire | Royal | News

King Charles has said he and his wife Queen Camilla are “greatly saddened” by the “devastating” fire at a Swiss ski resort, which killed around 40 people Charles said it was “utterly heartbreaking that a night of celebration for young people and families instead turned to such nightmarish tragedy”. About 115 people were injured, most of them seriously, at a bar in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana less than two hours after midnight on Thursday. Authorities did not immediately have an exact count of the dead.  Crans-Montana is best known as an international ski and golf venue, and overnight, its crowded Le Constellation bar morphed from a scene of revelry into the site of potentially one of Switzerland’s worst tragedies. The statement, posted to @RoyalFamily on X, read: “My wife and I were appalled, and greatly saddened, to learn of the devastating fire last night in Crans-Montana, in Switzerland. It is utterly heartbreaking that a night of celebration for young people and families instead turned to such nightmarish tragedy. “While offering our admiration for the …