Prince William and Kate Middleton sent their condolences to the victims of a New Year's Day truck attack in New Orleans, revealing the tragedy’s connection to the royal family. Edward Pettifer, a 31-year-old British national,

Edward Pettifer, 31, died from “blunt force injuries” after Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a rental pickup truck down Bourbon Street in the French Quarter just after 3 a.m. on Wednesday, per the BBC.

Prince William has confirmed his personal link to a British man killed in a New Year's Day terror attack in New Orleans and paid tribute to the victims of the tragedy.