Prince William and the royal family honored a British man who was killed in a terrorist attack in New Orleans.
Edward Pettifer, 31, was identified as one of the victims involved in the attack on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year's Day.
Pettifer was from London, and his stepmother is a former nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry.
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Prince William and the royal family paid tribute to a British man who was killed in a terrorist attack in New Orleans. (London Metropolitan Police/Audrey Conklin/Fox News Digital/Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images)
“Catherine and I are shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Ed Pettifer,” a statement shared on the official Instagram of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Pettifer family and all the innocent people who have been adversely affected by this horrific attack.”
The statement concluded with the letter W, as Prince William signed a tribute posted on social media.
In the 1990s, Pettifer's stepmother, Alexandra “Tiggy” Legge-Bourke, was a nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry.
Pettifer's family shared a statement issued by London's Metropolitan Police.
Royal Nanny “Tiggy” Legge-Bourke with Prince William and Prince Harry in 1994. (Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images)
“The entire family is saddened by the sad news of Ed's death in New Orleans. He was a wonderful son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend to so many.
“We will all miss him dearly. Our thoughts are with the other families who have lost family members in this terrible attack. We ask that we mourn Ed's loss privately as a family. Thank you.”
It is reported that King Charles was very saddened to hear of Pettifer's death and had even spoken to the family to convey his condolences, according to Reuters.
“Catherine and I are shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Ed Pettifer,” a statement shared on the official Instagram account of the Prince and Princess of Wales. (Reuters)
Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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Pettifer's father, Charles, a former British army officer, married “Tiggy” in 1999, shortly after he stepped down as a babysitter to Prince William and Prince Harry.
The family remained close to the British monarchy, and Pettifer's second brother Tom was a page to William and Kate Middleton's wedding in 2011.
At least 14 people were killed in Wednesday's attack, and dozens more were injured, the FBI said.
A memorial to those killed in the New Year's Eve terrorist attack on Bourbon Street after the reopening of the street in New Orleans Friday. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
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Heartbroken family and friends moved to identify the rising number of victims after Shamsud-Din Jabbar, identified by police as the man behind the attack, plowed a truck into the crowd. big on Bourbon Street.
Jabbar was “intended to cause the killing and destruction he did,” said New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick.
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies are on Bourbon Street after at least 14 people were killed in the early hours of New Year's Day in New Orleans. (Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)
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“It was very deliberate behavior,” the the chief of police added. “This man was trying to get over as many people as he could.”
Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Alex Nitzberg, Danielle Wallace and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.