King is deeply saddened by the death of the British Edward Pettyfer

King Charles is deeply saddened by the death of a Briton who died in a car attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, palace sources said.

Edward Pettyfer, 31, who was among the 14 killed in the attack, is believed to be the stepson of Alexandra Pettyfer, known as Tiggy, who looked after Princes William and Harry when they were children.

The king has contacted Mr Pettyfer’s family to offer his personal condolences, palace sources told the BBC.

In a tribute, Mr Pettifer’s family called him a “wonderful son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend to many”.

In the Jan. 1 terror attack, a 42-year-old US Army veteran drove a pickup truck into a crowd on New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street before being shot dead by police.

The New Orleans coroner gave Mr. Pettyfer’s preliminary cause of death as “blunt force trauma,” the PA reported.

Kensington Palace said the Prince of Wales had been informed of Mr Pettyfer’s death.

Prince Harry will not comment publicly on the news.

The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, It is assumed that he acted alone in a “deliberate and malicious act,” the FBI said.

They added that a flag of the Islamic State group was found in the car.

According to the police, two improvised explosive devices were found nearby.

At least 39 people were also injured in the attack, which took place in the city’s French Quarter – a busy nightlife spot popular with locals and tourists – around 03:15 (09:15 GMT) on Wednesday.

Some of the injured have been discharged from the hospital, but more than a dozen remain, some are being treated in the intensive care unit.

Mr. Pettifer, of Chelsea, London, was the capital police named among the victims on Saturday morning.