King Charles and Queen Camilla send letter to Nottingham victim’s family
Mother of Barnaby Webber, 19, said that the family have not yet opened the letters, but felt they "had to" when it came to one with the royal cypher stamped on it.
King Charles and Queen Camilla have reportedly sent a letter to the family of Barnaby Webber, the mother of the 19-year-old student who died in the Nottingham attack has said. Emma Webber, Barnaby’s mum, thanked people for the “hundreds” of letters sent to the family during a memorial at his former Taunton School.
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Mrs Webber said the family has not yet opened the letters, but felt they "had to" when it came to one with the royal cypher stamped on it.
She said: “We have, quite literally, hundreds of cards and ones which have arrived that say things like 'Webber Family, Somerset' and 'Barney's parents, who played at Bishops Hull Cricket Club in Taunton' and they are finding their way to our front door.
“We have not yet opened them, but know that we will and we will read and treasure every single one.
“Well, there is one that we did open this week, actually, and it came from the King and Queen and we kind of felt we had to. We even got a letter opener out for it.”
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Mr Webber was a history student at Nottingham, with a particular interest in US and China geopolitics. His tutors said he was an energetic student, "fun, friendly, and full of life in his seminars".
However, it is still not known if the King and Queen have sent letters to the families of the other victims.
Students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and 65-year-old school caretaker Ian Coates, were killed in horrific knife attacks in Nottingham last month.
Ms O'Malley-Kumar, 19, was studying medicine at the University of Nottingham. The first-year student volunteered for the national vaccination programme during the pandemic and took on work placements in a GP surgery.
Mr Coates, who was 65, was the site manager at Nottingham's Huntingdon Academy. The school said he did all he could "for the benefit of our children" and would be greatly missed.
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on private correspondence.
Valdo Calocane has been charged with murdering the students and caretaker. The 31-year-old is also charged with attempting to murder three others: Wayne Birkett, Marcin Gawronski and Sharon Miller.
Calocane has been remanded in custody following an appearance at Nottingham Crown Court. A provisional trial date has been set for January 12 2024.