Princess of Wales Kate Middleton and Prince William have issued a joint statement for the first time since the future queen announced her cancer diagnosis in March.
The royal couple released the statement on their official social media handles.
Kate and William say in their joint statement: “We are shocked and saddened by the terrible events in Sydney earlier today.
“Our thoughts are with all those affected, including the loved ones of those lost and the heroic emergency responders who risked their own lives to save others. W & C.”
The Prince and Princess of Wales released the statement in reaction to Sydney shopping mall attack that left six dead.
According to AFP, six people were killed and several others injured, including a baby, when a knife-wielding attacker rampaged through a busy Sydney shopping centre.
The unidentified assailant was shot dead by police at the scene.
Prince William and Kate Middleton issue statement on Sydney shopping centre stabbing that left six people dead
The Prince and Princess of Wales have said they are “shocked and saddened” by the Sydney stabbings.
Taking to their official X account, Prince William and Kate Middleton, issued the following statement: “We are shocked and saddened by the terrible events in Sydney earlier today. Our thoughts are with all those affected, including the loved ones of those lost and the heroic emergency responders who risked their own lives to save others. W & C.”
The statement was posted as it was reported that the knife attacker who killed six people and injured several others in a Sydney shopping centre earlier today (Saturday April 13) has been shot dead by police
