The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Prince hails terror attack hero
VISIT: Charles and Camilla pay respects to victims of Nice atrocity as part of five-day tour
The Prince of Wales has hailed a man who helped to stop the terrorist in the Nice attack as “courageous” and “remarkable”.
Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall arrived in the south of France yesterday as part of their five-day tour of France and Greece, and paid their respects to the 86 victims of the attack at a memorial in the city.
The couple stood in silence at the Villa Massena as they looked at the memorial, which reads En Memoire De Nos Anges – In Memory Of Our Angels.
The prince laid a bouquet of flowers at the memorial to commemorate those who lost their lives in July 2016.
After laying the flowers, Charles and Camilla spoke to the families of some of the victims and other members of the public, with one woman shouting: “It’s an honour, it’s an honour”.
The prince spoke to airport worker Franck Terrier, a man who was called a hero for trying to stop the attacker, and he described the royal visit as “very humbling”.
Mr Terrier said he told the prince: “I slid off my scooter and ran and climbed up to the side of the driver’s cab. The window was open and I hit him.
“He hit me over the head and I fell back down to the road. But I climbed up again and hit him again.”
The 51-year-old said he had been on his way to Nice’s old town and did not think of his safety when he tried to help police when the truck stopped.
He added: “The prince said it was an honour to shake my hands and so did the duchess.”
Anne Murris, whose daughter Camille Murris, 27, was killed in the Bastille Day attack, said she showed a collage of her to the prince.
She said she collected 86 stones from the beach in Nice and painted each one with the name of one of the victims.
Ms Murris said: “It’s an honour to have this visit.”
Accepting the stone as a gift, Charles said: “I hardly think I merit it.”
Before commemorating the victims of the attack, the prince and Camilla posed for photos in front of a Von Angeli painting of Queen Victoria – the prince’s great-great-great-grandmother.