Britain’s Prince William has reacted with unhappiness to the demise of former rugby participant Rob Burrow. On social media, partly on behalf of his spouse Princess Catherine, he despatched his condolences to Burrow’s spouse and three daughters.
“Rob Burrow, a Rugby League legend, had an enormous coronary heart,” writes William. “He taught us: ‘in a world stuffed with adversity, we should preserve dreaming’. Catherine and I ship our like to Lindsey, Jackson, Maya and Macy.”
William met Burrow at Headingley Stadium in Leeds earlier this 12 months. The prince then shocked him with a royal ornament for his efforts towards muscular illnesses. Burrow himself was recognized with a muscle illness in 2019 and has since been dedicated to serving to individuals who acquired the identical prognosis.
Burrow died on Sunday in a hospital in Wakefield after being admitted there earlier this week. Throughout his profession as a rugby participant, he received a number of prizes with Leeds Rhinos, together with the British competitors eight occasions.