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King Charles III sent condolences Saturday to the U.S. and the families of the Washington, D.C., level crash victims.
"My household and I person been profoundly shocked and saddened by the dreadful news of the tragic aerial mishap successful Washington, D.C., which has led to specified a devastating nonaccomplishment of life," the monarch said successful a memo released by Buckingham Palace and shared by aggregate quality outlets.
"Our hearts, and our peculiar thoughts, are with the radical of the United States, and our deepest imaginable sympathy goes to the families and loved ones of each the victims."
Charles besides said helium wanted to wage "particular tribute to the exigency responders who acted truthful rapidly to this horrendous event."
DC PLANE CRASH INVESTIGATORS RECOVER AMERICAN AIRLINES BLACK BOXES AFTER MIDAIR COLLISION
On Wednesday night, 64 radical were connected committee an American Airlines determination pitchy inbound to Reagan National Airport from Wichita, Kansas, erstwhile the level collided with an Army Black Hawk chopper carrying 3 soldiers, sending some craft into the Potomac and leaving nary survivors.
The origin of the collision remains nether investigation.
Search crews are inactive recovering bodies, and some craft stay successful the Potomac River until they tin beryllium removed successful a salvage operation.
The clang is the archetypal commercialized hose mishap connected U.S. ungraded since 2009, erstwhile 50 radical were killed erstwhile a Buffalo, New York-bound level stalled aft takeoff.
The king besides offered condolences successful December for the victims of a Dec. 29 plane clang successful South Korea that killed 179 people.
"My woman and I were profoundly saddened to larn of the horrific aerial mishap astatine Muan, which resulted successful specified grievous nonaccomplishment of life," helium said astatine the time. "As the radical of the Republic of Korea mourn this disaster, the families and loved ones of each the victims are successful our prayers."
VICTIMS IDENTIFIED IN DC PLANE CRASH INVOLVING AMERICAN AIRLINES JET AND MILITARY HELICOPTER
The royal household is nary alien to tragedy. Princess Diana was killed successful a car clang successful Paris successful 1997, and Lord Louis Mountbatten, the precocious Queen Elizabeth's 2nd cousin, was killed successful an Irish Republican Army violent bombing successful Ireland successful 1979.
The precocious queen’s uncle, Prince George, the Duke of Kent, besides died successful a level clang successful 1942 portion visiting troops successful Iceland. And her archetypal cousin, Prince William, the Duke of Gloucester, died successful 1972 portion piloting a level successful a contention during an aerial amusement successful Staffordshire, England.
The royal household is often successful the air, flying to far-flung locations, and Prince Philip and King Charles some learned to alert successful the military. Prince William and Prince Harry were besides some chopper pilots successful the military.
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Charles had a scary incidental portion piloting a small, nonmilitary level successful 1994 implicit Scotland’s Inner Hebrides erstwhile helium popped a tyre and overshot a runway.
A twelvemonth later, helium gave up his pilot’s license.
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