Duchess Sophie was involved in an accident a few weeks ago.Image: AFP Pool / Daniel Leal
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When the British royal family publicly expresses its condolences, it is usually about particularly serious misfortunes or personal tragedies. In such situations, the royal family tries to console the people in their great grief or expresses condolences to a foreign head of state in whose country something terrible has happened.
Now the palace has addressed the public with a message about a traffic accident. This had been in the news for days because a member of the royal family was involved. The reason for the statement is sad news.
Royals: Traffic accident ends fatally
The tragic road accident occurred in west London two weeks ago. A police motorcycle accompanying Duchess Sophie collided with pedestrian Helen Holland. The woman was seriously injured. “Her condition is critical, the family has been informed,” police said. bbc according to shortly after the accident.
Holland was reportedly in London to visit his sister. After the accident, he was initially left in a coma. She now succumbed to his injuries. Her family said, according to the BBC, that she “fought for her life for almost two weeks. But irreversible brain damage ended the fight.” Her son said her mother suffered multiple bone fractures and serious internal injuries. Holland was 81 years old.
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The palace then said in a statement:
“The Duchess of Edinburgh is deeply saddened to learn that Helen Holland has passed away.”
It goes on to say that the Duchess expresses her deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. Royal journalist Roya Nikkhah also wrote on Twitter that the duchess would contact Holland's family, but that this should not be done publicly.
Sophie herself did not notice the accident.
A report of the “TelegraphAccording to Sophie, she herself did not see the accident, so her vehicle was not involved in the collision. An independent police commission will now examine how exactly the accident could have occurred.
Shortly after the crash, Sophie said her “thoughts and prayers” were with the crash victim. Sophie was reportedly on her way to Windsor Castle when the tragic incident occurred. The news of her death must have hit the Duchess hard.
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