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King Charles ‘profoundly saddened’ by royal death calling it ‘a particular shock’
The monarch wrote: 'Our special thoughts are prayers will be with you at this most difficult and heartbreaking of times.'
King Charles has spoken about his “profound” sadness over the death of a friend who has been a decades-long ally to the British royal family, releasing an emotional tribute where he said he would look back on their long bond with “immense fondness”. New Zealand's Maori King Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII died at the age of 69 surrounded by his wife and three children - just days after the 18th anniversary of his coronation. "He was deeply committed to forging a strong future for Maori and Aotearoa New Zealand founded upon culture, traditions and healing, which he carried out with wisdom and compassion.
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