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King Charles Reacts to D.C. Plane Crash: 'Profoundly Shocked and Saddened'


King Charles III expressed his condolences after the recent American Airlines plane crash outside of Washington D.C.

King Charles IIIMax Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images“My family and I have been profoundly shocked and saddened by the dreadful news of the tragic air accident in Washington, D.C., which has led to such a devastating loss of life,” the British monarch, 76, said in a Saturday, February 1, statement. News broke on Wednesday, January 29, that the airplane, which departed from Kansas, crashed into an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. So many people see this tragedy and the loss of these brilliant young skaters who have poured their lives into building an identity in our sport,” Olympian Scott Hamilton tearfully said on the Today show on Friday, January 31.

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