William Brown: King Charles grants permission for boy's burial

William Brown was killed in a suspected hit-and-run crash in Folkestone, Kent, on 6 December

The King has granted permission for a seven-year-old boy who was killed in a suspected hit-and-run crash to be buried at his local churchyard in Kent.

William Brown was hit as he walked in Sandgate Esplanade in Folkestone on 6 December.

A 49-year-old was arrested and has since been bailed, police said.

The Privy Council has since announced that King Charles III has granted permission for William to be buried at his local church in Folkestone.

His mother had previously launched a fund-raising appeal for a funeral at St Mary and St Eanswythe Church.

Monarchs have the power to grant 'burial ground variation orders' at churchyards where burials are no longer permitted.

A spokesperson for the Privy Council said: "We are pleased that His Majesty The King, on the advice of his Privy Council, has granted permission in order to support the family in these tragic circumstances.

"The Brown family and the local community in Folkestone are in our thoughts at this difficult time."

William was a pupil at St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School.

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