AFP27 April 2025 | 12:38
King Charles says 'hearts and prayers' go out to Vancouver festival victims
At least nine people were killed when a driver ploughed a vehicle through a crowd at a Filipino cultural celebration in Vancouver.
Britain's King Charles III delivers a speech while attending a Parliamentary reception at Parliament House in Canberra on 21 October 2024. Picture: LUKAS COCH / POOL / AFP
LONDON - Britain's King Charles III said on Sunday he and his wife Queen Camilla were "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of at least nine people when a driver ploughed a vehicle through a crowd at a Filipino cultural celebration in Vancouver.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to all those whose lives have been shattered by such a desperate tragedy and we send our deepest possible sympathy at a most agonizing time for so many in Canada," the monarch, who is also head of state in Canada, said in a statement.