Charles in tribute to dead soldiers
Updated on 02 July 2009
Prince Charles has paid tribute to Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, the most senior British officer killed in Afghanistan.
The prince, who is colonel-in-chief of Lt Col Thorneloe's regiment the Welsh Guards, said the news of his death was "completely heartbreaking".
Lt Col Thorneloe, the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, was killed by a roadside bomb near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on Wednesday along with 18-year-old Trooper Joshua Hammond, of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment.
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