The blaze has provoked fury as residents of the tower had complained to authorities about the risk of fire, and there has been widespread criticism of the Conservative Government and Prime Minister Theresa May's handling of the situation.
Speaking live on the radio before she handed out gold awards in the 500 words contest, Camilla said, "I'm sure all of you here today would like to join me in sending our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the victims, their families and friends, who were so tragically involved in the horrific fire in North Kensington".
It said "materials and systems" used as part of an investment in programme in multi-storey buildings were created to prevent the spread of fire and they "meet and in many cases exceed" Scottish building standards. Authorities have not yet issued a figure and have said they genuinely don't know how many people might have died.
Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom was challenged by angry residents when she visited the scene on Friday morning.
The confirmed death toll from the fire has risen to 30, according to BBC, with as many as 76 people still missing.
Rescue efforts are expected to take a long time, as Grenfell was severely damaged and emergency services have to reinforce it before they can enter the higher floors.
May has announced a public inquiry into the disaster.
The fire service has said it was too early to know what caused the blaze, and the local authority has said the refurbishment was created to improve quality of life for residents of the block.
Scotland Yard has launched a criminal inquiry into the fire as it has emerged that the type of cladding panels used on the building have been widely prohibited on tall structures in the USA since 2012 because of its flammability. The country's monarch, Queen Elizabeth II and her grandson, Prince William also met with members of the emergency services, local residents and community representatives on Friday (16Jun17).
He added that the cladding fitted to the outside of the tower - and blamed by many residents for helping spread the fire - would not be used again.
"Because of people saving money, people are dying", one man told Leadsom.
Rydon, the firm responsible for the overall refurbishment of the tower, said its work had "met all required building regulations - as well as fire regulations and health and safety standards".
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He wrote: "I am watching footage of the Grenfell Tower fire in London".
Grenfell Tower is a public housing project owned by the local government council and managed by a nonprofit known as the Kensington and Chelsea Tenants Management Organization.
The aluminum panels don't cause the fires, but if they are made of flammable material - the insulation is often suspected of playing a role - it can serve to spread the flames.
Metropolitan Police commander Stuart Cundy responded to speculation that the number of dead could exceed 100, saying: "From a personal perspective, I really hope it isn't".
A young boy, among a crowd of 300 outside Notting Hill Methodist Church, boldly asked London's Mayor Sadiq Khan a haunting question.
"At this moment in time, the fire is still ongoing, so it is not safe to take people out of the tower", she told reporters.
In Notting Dale, despite local anger, the blaze has united different sides of the community all the same.
Yesterday, the first victim of the fire was named as 23- year-old Syrian refugee Mohammed Alhajali.
Frank adds that anger is rising in London about the deaths - for example, a leading tabloid was emblazoned with the headline "Arrest the Killers" while Labour MP David Lammy has said the incident amounts to "corporate manslaughter".
Police plan to spend the Friday searching for bodies in the remains of the west London apartment building.
The material was "directly associated" with a fast-spreading inferno that engulfed a 21-story high-rise building in Melbourne in 2014, an investigation found.
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