Prince William.Photo: Jon Super-WPA Pool/Getty ImagesPrince Williamsent a letter to the partner of a Capitol police officer who died following the Jan. 6 riots.Sandra Garza, the partner of Brian Sicknick, revealed onCNNThursday that she had recently received the note from the Duke of Cambridge, who offered his condolences. Sicknick died the day following the riot after suffering two strokes.“Please forgive me if I am intruding but I wanted to write and let you know how sorry I am about the death of your partner, Brian,“Prince William, 39, wrote. “Having recently watched documentary footage of the harrowing events that took place at the Capitol building I wanted to acknowledge the patriotism and selflessness of Brian.“William continued, “By all accounts Brian performed valiantly whilst on duty and despite suffering injuries continued to do his utmost to protect those inside. I was terribly saddened to hear that he passed away the following day and hope that you can take some comfort from knowing that it is thanks to law enforcement officers like Brian that the situation did not escalate further and democracy was upheld.““I know that words cannot hope to provide comfort to you at this dreadful time but I wanted to let you know that Brian’s family are very much in my thoughts,“Prince Williamsaid.Officer Brian D. Sicknick.USCPGarza praisedPrince Williamas a “beautiful, wonderful person” and criticized President Donald Trump for not reaching out in a similar way.“Former President Trump does not give two craps about law enforcement or Brian, and yetPrince Williamtook the time to reach out to me to honor Brian’s memory,” Garza said.While members of the British royal family are known to reach out to members of the public to offer condolences on occasion, the political nature of the Jan. 6 riots makes Prince William’s note surprising. Regardless of the political party in charge in the U.K., the monarchy and Parliament must work together in order to keep things running smoothly. Therefore, the royal family — includingQueen Elizabeth— does not vote or publicly express their political views.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!In March 2020, however, William’s brotherPrince Harryand sister-in-lawMeghan Markleofficially stepped down from their roles as senior members of the royal family and relocated to California, Meghan’s home state. In the following months, Meghan revealed that sheplanned to votein the U.S. presidential election that year.
Prince William.Photo: Jon Super-WPA Pool/Getty Images
Prince Williamsent a letter to the partner of a Capitol police officer who died following the Jan. 6 riots.Sandra Garza, the partner of Brian Sicknick, revealed onCNNThursday that she had recently received the note from the Duke of Cambridge, who offered his condolences. Sicknick died the day following the riot after suffering two strokes.“Please forgive me if I am intruding but I wanted to write and let you know how sorry I am about the death of your partner, Brian,“Prince William, 39, wrote. “Having recently watched documentary footage of the harrowing events that took place at the Capitol building I wanted to acknowledge the patriotism and selflessness of Brian.“William continued, “By all accounts Brian performed valiantly whilst on duty and despite suffering injuries continued to do his utmost to protect those inside. I was terribly saddened to hear that he passed away the following day and hope that you can take some comfort from knowing that it is thanks to law enforcement officers like Brian that the situation did not escalate further and democracy was upheld.““I know that words cannot hope to provide comfort to you at this dreadful time but I wanted to let you know that Brian’s family are very much in my thoughts,“Prince Williamsaid.Officer Brian D. Sicknick.USCPGarza praisedPrince Williamas a “beautiful, wonderful person” and criticized President Donald Trump for not reaching out in a similar way.“Former President Trump does not give two craps about law enforcement or Brian, and yetPrince Williamtook the time to reach out to me to honor Brian’s memory,” Garza said.While members of the British royal family are known to reach out to members of the public to offer condolences on occasion, the political nature of the Jan. 6 riots makes Prince William’s note surprising. Regardless of the political party in charge in the U.K., the monarchy and Parliament must work together in order to keep things running smoothly. Therefore, the royal family — includingQueen Elizabeth— does not vote or publicly express their political views.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!In March 2020, however, William’s brotherPrince Harryand sister-in-lawMeghan Markleofficially stepped down from their roles as senior members of the royal family and relocated to California, Meghan’s home state. In the following months, Meghan revealed that sheplanned to votein the U.S. presidential election that year.
Prince Williamsent a letter to the partner of a Capitol police officer who died following the Jan. 6 riots.
Sandra Garza, the partner of Brian Sicknick, revealed onCNNThursday that she had recently received the note from the Duke of Cambridge, who offered his condolences. Sicknick died the day following the riot after suffering two strokes.
“Please forgive me if I am intruding but I wanted to write and let you know how sorry I am about the death of your partner, Brian,“Prince William, 39, wrote. “Having recently watched documentary footage of the harrowing events that took place at the Capitol building I wanted to acknowledge the patriotism and selflessness of Brian.”
William continued, “By all accounts Brian performed valiantly whilst on duty and despite suffering injuries continued to do his utmost to protect those inside. I was terribly saddened to hear that he passed away the following day and hope that you can take some comfort from knowing that it is thanks to law enforcement officers like Brian that the situation did not escalate further and democracy was upheld.”
“I know that words cannot hope to provide comfort to you at this dreadful time but I wanted to let you know that Brian’s family are very much in my thoughts,“Prince Williamsaid.
Officer Brian D. Sicknick.USCP
Garza praisedPrince Williamas a “beautiful, wonderful person” and criticized President Donald Trump for not reaching out in a similar way.
“Former President Trump does not give two craps about law enforcement or Brian, and yetPrince Williamtook the time to reach out to me to honor Brian’s memory,” Garza said.
While members of the British royal family are known to reach out to members of the public to offer condolences on occasion, the political nature of the Jan. 6 riots makes Prince William’s note surprising. Regardless of the political party in charge in the U.K., the monarchy and Parliament must work together in order to keep things running smoothly. Therefore, the royal family — includingQueen Elizabeth— does not vote or publicly express their political views.
Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!
In March 2020, however, William’s brotherPrince Harryand sister-in-lawMeghan Markleofficially stepped down from their roles as senior members of the royal family and relocated to California, Meghan’s home state. In the following months, Meghan revealed that sheplanned to votein the U.S. presidential election that year.
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