Prince Charles Praises Salisbury Residents Following Novichok Poisonings

Prince Charles recently praised the people for Salisbury following the Novichok poisonings.

This week, the Duke of Cornwall wrote a letter to Sarah Rose Troughton, the lord lieutenant of Wiltshire, to thank her and her local community following his and Camilla Parker Bowles’ visit last month.

In March, Salisbury saw the deaths of Sergei Skripral, 67, and Yulia, 33, due to poisoning. Last month, two people, namely, Charlie Rowley, 45, and Dawn Sturgess, 44, were also killed. The latter died eight days after being contaminated by the chemical weapon. Her death is being treated as a murder case.

“My wife and I were so pleased to be able to visit Salisbury in June and to wish the city well after the poisoning incident in March of this year. It was a great pleasure meeting so many people as we walked through the Market Square and also those from the many organizations, including the Emergency Services, the Hospital, the Military Services, and the Councils which has all helped so admirably and bravely in getting the city back on its feet. I do appreciate the hard and complex work that this has involved. The second incident is, therefore, doubly upsetting, particularly as one of the victims has since died,” Prince Charles wrote.

His letter was typed-written on the Clarence House’s official paper, and it also featured his signature. Prince Charles ended his letter of gratitude by wishing the people of Salisbury resilience to be able to recover from the recent incidents.

Following the recent deaths, the town path in Salisbury has been reopened to the public. However, a cordon at Queen Elizabeth Gardens remains in place.

Paul Mills, the deputy chief constable, said, “I am pleased to announce the further to a review of the search to date, I have today authorized the reduction of the overall cordon to allow the town path area of the cordon to return back to public use.”