KING Charles is deeply saddened after a Brit close to the Royal Family was killed in the New Orleans terror attack, palace sources say.
31-year-old Brit Edward Pettifer, who was the stepson of the former royal nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke, was fatally shot by a deranged gunman on New Year’s Day.
King Charles is said to be in touch with Pettifer’s family following his death earlier this week.
He was frequently seen with Alexandra Pettifer, also known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who is 59 years old, during her time as a trusted 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.
Prince William is the godfather to Tom whereas Fred‘s is Harry’s godson.
BOURBON STREET MASSACRE
The tragic incident in New Orleans claimed the lives of thirteen other individuals. The perpetrator, suspected to be terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar, aged 42, is believed to have carried out the horrific rampage.
He rammed into revellers celebrating New Year’s Eve before gunning down others as a firefight with cops broke out.
All those killed died from “blunt force injuries” with Jabbar being shot dead by police who heroically stopped the rampage.
Ever since the heinous attack details have emerged around the killer’s motive.
Bombs were found inside the rented Ford F150 Lightning used to drive over partygoers with two more explosives found planted in the area.
Hours before the attack, the FBI said Jabbar posted five videos on social media where he proclaimed his support for ISIS.
He is said to have taken them as he travelled from Houston to New Orleans on the evening of December 31st.
In the first video, Jabbar explained how he initially planned to harm his friends and family but pivoted on the attack because he was concerned the news would not focus “on the believers and the disbelievers.”
The FBI is now confident there are no accomplices – and it’s believed Jabbar worked on his own.
It comes despite one of the videos allegedly claiming he had joined the terror group ISIS “before the summer.”
Agents raided the suspect‘s scruffy Texas trailer following the attack.
Cops found a Quran left open on a passage about “slaying” in the name of Allah.
A bomb-making workbench was also seen in a bedroom filled chemicals that can be used in explosives.
Other bomb-making paraphernalia seen in the Houston trailer include tools, an eye-protection visor and weighing scales.
There are now fears that other high profile public events like former president Jimmy Carter’s state funeral could be the “perfect target for terrorists”.
International security specialist Will Geddes told The Sun that American officials “cannot afford” to allow for another strike at the event, which will have the world’s attention.
Who was Shamsud-Din Jabbar?
THE man police suspect drove his car into a crowd of New Year’s Eve revellers in New Orleans was 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar.
He is believed to have killed 14 people in what authorities are investigating as a terrorist attack before cops shot him dead.
More details are emerging about the US Army veteran who was born and lived in Texas.
Jabbar had a criminal history after being arrested in Katy, Texas, in 2002 for misdemeanor theft.
He was also arrested in 2005 for driving without an invalid license.
Documents viewed by The U.S. Sun confirmed Jabbar held a real estate license from 2019 until it expired in February 2021.
In a YouTube video uploaded on May 12, 2020, Jabbar introduced himself as a Team Lead for the Midas Group and Property Manager at Blue Meadow Properties.
He shared that he was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, but was living in Houston at the time of the video.
During his 10-year stint in the Army, Jabbar said he served as a human resources specialist and IT specialist from 2007 to 2015.
He was deployed to Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010.
Between 2015 and 2020 he served in the Army Reserve as an IT specialist, the Army said.
Jabbar is a dad to two daughters and had two previous wives.
It’s unclear when his second divorce happened, but court files show that a restraining order was granted against him in 2020.
The New York Times reported a court document that the suspect filed in August 2022 as part of a divorce proceeding said he worked at the accounting firm Deloitte and made about $120,000 a year.
A ISIS flag was found in the truck by cops following the attack after it had been attached to a pole on the truck’s trailer hitch, the FBI said.
Jabbar had only converted to Islam within the last year and was “being all crazy” the new husband of his ex-wife said, the New York Times reports.
