King Charles and Queen Camilla offer condolences

Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla have expressed their condolences to the Czech people over the shooting at the Prague Faculty of Arts. In a letter to President Pavel, posted on X by the British ambassador to Prague, Matt Field, King Charles said he and Queen Camilla were deeply saddened and shocked by the news of the tragedy. "We feel deeply for the families and loved ones of the victims, to whom we send our most profound sympathy” the letter said. The king recalled “treasured visits to Prague” over the years saying his prayers were with the Czech people at this desperately difficult time.

The British monarch has visited the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia five times, most recently in 2010, when he came with his wife Camilla.