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King Charles has asked to be kept personally updated on the killing of three British military heroes delivering aid in Gaza, the Daily Mail can reveal.
His Majesty is taking a keen interest in developments over the deaths of former SBS hero John Chapman, 57, ex-Royal Marine James Henderson, 33, and former Rifleman James Kirby, 47.
Foreign office staff posted to the Middle East received a memo from the monarch asking that he is kept abreast as the tragic news broke on Tuesday morning.
Charles is head of the Armed Forces and Captain General of the Royal Marines, the elite commando unit in which both Mr Chapman and Mr Henderson served.
Royal observers say it is no surprise he would take their deaths to heart given his attachment to both the Marines and the military.
Ingrid Seward, Editor in Chief of Majesty Magazine, said: 'These are the actions of a caring monarch, as head of state, head of the Armed Forces and Captain General of the Royal Marines.
King Charles has asked to be kept personally updated on the killing of three British military heroes delivering aid in Gaza
Former SBS hero John Chapman, 57. Charles is head of the Armed Forces and Captain General of the Royal Marines, the elite commando unit in which Mr Chapman served
'I think his mother might have done something similar in such circumstances.'
His Majesty requested that the UK diplomatic mission keep him personally updated on Tuesday morning.
The King asked that they keep him in the loop throughout the week as investigations get underway into why the Israeli forces targeted the seven aid workers.
An email sent on his behalf requested an update by 4pm on Tuesday and another update later in the week.
Diplomatic sources told the Mail that the communication from his office was 'extremely polite' and 'apologetic for the short deadline' – despite it being a generous time window.
Dickie Arbiter, press spokesman for Queen Elizabeth from 1998
