Prince William, Princess Kate break silence with 'shocking' joint personal message

Prince William and Princess Kate have finally broken their social media silence with a joint personal message, offering their most profound sympathy to those affected by the devastating flash floods in Nepal.

"The scale of the devastation along the Nepal-China border is shocking," The Prince and Princess of Wales wrote in their joint personal message, shared by Kensington Palace on the couple's official Instagram Story.

"We are thinking of everyone caught up in this terrible disaster. Our thoughts are especially with the families facing an unbearable wait for news and with the communities confronting such immense loss."

The couple also lauded the efforts of the unsung heroes who are incredibly working in such dangerous conditions to rescue people and support those affected. William and Catherin dropped their signitures in end of the message.

It was the future momarch and Catherine's first public statement after news that Harry and Meghan have landed back in the UK.

Earlier, King Charles and Queen Camilla reacted to the heartbreaking news, sharing their kind words on the royal family's social media account.