The Duchess of Cornwall’s brother Mark Shand, 62, has died
Royal officials in Britain said the brother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has died after sustaining a serious head injury following a fall in New York. Clarence House said 62-year-old Mark Shand died in hospital after falling ill late on Tuesday. It said in a statement that Camilla, her husband Prince Charles and all of her family members are “utterly devastated by this sudden and tragic loss”. Shand, a travel writer, was in New York for an auction in aid of charities including the Elephant Family, an organisation he chaired that was devoted to saving the endangered Asian elephant.
