King Charles ‘deeply saddened’ by death of William and Harry’s nanny’s stepson in New Orleans terror attack….See More

KING Charles is deeply saddened after a Brit close to the Royal Family was killed in the New Orleans terror attack, palace sources say.

Brit Edward Pettifer, 31, – who was the stepson of former royal nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke – was tragically killed by a crazed gunman on New Year’s Day.

King Charles is said to be in touch with Pettifer’s family following his death earlier this week.

The King was often pictured alongside Tiggy throughout her years as a close aide to the Royals.

She worked as a nanny for Princes William and Harry between 1993 until 1999.

Tiggy was regarded as a pivotal figure in the brother’s lives following the tragic death of Princess Diana in 1997.

The duo are said to still remain in contact with the mum-of-two to this day.

Pettifer was visiting Louisiana with a friend over New Year’s when he was killed in the heinous terror attack on Bourbon Street.

His cause of death was confirmed as “blunt force injuries” after a crazed gunman rammed revellers with a pick-up truck on January 1.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, is suspected to have been behind the wheel before he was gunned down following a firefight with cops.

The Brit’s heartbroken family left a touching tribute saying they are “devastated” by his death after it was confirmed by Met Police on Friday.

He was described as a “wonderful son, brother, grandson, nephew and a friend to so many”.

They added: “We will all miss him terribly.

“Our thoughts are with the other families who have lost their family members due to this terrible attack.”

Pettifer is the eldest son of former security consultant Charles, 59, with his mum being Camilla Wyatt.

His parents separated in the mid 90s before Charles found love with the beloved nanny a few years later.

At this point Tiggy was already the godmother to Edward as she was childhood friends with Charles, according to reports.

Charles and Tiggy went on to have two sons of their own in Tom, 22, and Fred, 23.