Boy, 14, who attended same school as Romeo Beckham dies alongside his friend’s parents after Italy quake flattens their holiday home
London teenager Marcos Burnett named as victim, while couple Will and Maria Henniker-Gotley were also killed
A "CHARMING" teenager and his parents' best friends were today named as the victims of Italy's "apocalyptic" earthquake.
Marcos Burnett, 14, was visiting family friends in the tiny village of Sommati when the tremor hit.
His parents Anne-Louise and Simon, from Bayswater, West London, were also badly injured.
Brits Will Henniker-Gotley, 55, and his wife Maria, 51, of Stockwell, South London, were hosting the Burnetts and were confirmed as victims by the Foreign Office.
Their children survived but remain in an unknown condition while Marcos' sister escaped uninjured.
A Foreign Office statement read: "It is with sadness that we can confirm the deaths of Maria, 51, and Will, 55, Henniker-Gotley and Marcos Burnett, 14, in the earthquake in Amatrice, Italy on 24 July.
"Their families have paid tribute to the tireless work of the Italian rescue workers and hospital staff and expressed their gratitude for the love and support they have received from the Italian people.
"Their thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the earthquake.”
A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: "It's terrible news, so awful. I knew them all very well.
"They were lovely. They were a lovely family. It's very hard to take in.
"They were very warm and friendly, extremely good neighbours. It's just so awful to think of their children."
Marcos' parents were initially taken to separate hospitals 40 miles apart - but medics later decided to move them to the same unit.
Rieti Hospital director Pasquale Carducci said: "The British woman was brought here by rescue workers on Wednesday while her husband was taken to L'Aquila.
"When we discovered he was there, we decided they would be happier together, so we decided to reunite them.
"Since the man was less badly hurt, it was easier to bring him to her. We hope that they can be a support to each other."
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Marcos was a pupil at the £20,000-a-year Wetherby Preparatory School in London, which was once attended by Prince Harry.
The young schoolboy was remembered as "charming, personable and engaging" by devastated friends.
Nick Baker, headmaster of the school - attended by David and Victoria Beckham's 13-year-old son Romeo - said: "We are bereft at the news that Marcos Burnett, a much-loved and admired boy at our school, has died in the earthquake in Italy.
"Our thoughts are with his family, and with all the victims of this terrible disaster. We are all devastated at the news.
"We are offering support to the family, and will also be supporting everyone at the school as we try to come to terms with this tragic loss.
"Marcos attended all three Wetherby schools and was always utterly charming, personable and engaging company.
"He was quick-witted, always had a smile on his face and wanted to be involved in everything.
"He was a friend to all and a credit to his school and family. He will be missed by all that knew him."
A parent at the school told The Telegraph: "The Henniker-Gotleys used to spend their holidays there. They are really, really nice, just wonderful people.
"So are Marcos's parents Anne-Louise and Simon. I'm completely stunned.
"I'm going to have to tell my son, who was in the same class as Marcos, what's happened. It's devastating."
Describing the condition of Marcos' injured parents, local hospital staff told : "The husband has a broken leg and the wife has a broken nose with other injuries to her face.”
Their daughter survived and did not need hospital treatment. A source told the newspaper the girl was being looked after by other relatives while her parents remain in hospital.
The Henniker-Gotley family live in a £1.2million house in South London.
Maria, a trained accountant, worked as finance manager at the Children & The Arts charity in Bethnal Green, East London.
A spokeswoman for the charity said: "We are sad to confirm that our beloved colleague, Maria, tragically died in the Italian earthquake on Wednesday.
"Maria worked as our finance manager throughout the past eight and a half years.
"She was totally dedicated, meticulous and professional and worked tirelessly to support the work of the charity.
"Our work in helping disadvantaged children to engage with the arts is something she passionately believed in and her determination to see the charity's work continue and grow was second to none.
"The whole Children & the Arts team is shocked and saddened by the news of her death, and that of her husband Will, who was also a staunch supporter of our work.
"We have lost a valued colleague, of course, but, above all, two very dear friends."
Italian rescuers are battling to save survivors of Wednesday' earthquake - but are running out of body bags as the victim count continues to rise.
Locals in central Italy's mountainous regions faced their first night out in the open after several villages were all but destroyed.
At least 267 have been killed with many hundreds more injured - and authorities confirmed they are struggling to deal with the numbers of dead.
Rushing to a building where the body of an elderly woman was discovered, one paramedic told : "She’s dead but there are no more body bags so we just have to wait.”
Italian authorities have even been forced to send in specialist anti-looting teams to combat thieves.
Local media has reported a number of cases of criminals plundering the homes left destroyed by the "apocalyptic" 6.2 magnitude quake.
The villages of Amatrice, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto are among the most badly damaged.
At least 190 of the victims hailed from the tiny rural villages.
Thousands were forced to spend the night in makeshift emergency centres and camps overnight.
They faced the terrifying prospect of aftershocks last night - some of which were so strong they were felt 100 miles away in Rome.
Amatrice resident Monica told the : "We are sleeping in the car and there were shocks all night. When the biggest one came, the car started moving and shaking."
Rescuers are particularly fearful about the fate of up to 70 guests who were staying at the village's Hotel Roma.
The town's belltower remains one of the few still standing - its clock stopped at 3.37am when the tremor struck.
Five bodies have already been pulled from the ruins following a natural disaster witnesses compared to Dante's Inferno.
But authorities are concerned that dozens more remain trapped or dead under the debris.
More than 4,000 rescuers were lifting rubble to try and free those trapped in the disaster area, covering the regions of Rieti and Ascoli Piceno.
Most are using their bare hands to claw away concrete and stone, while heavy machinery has also been moved to the scene.
One glimmer of hope amid the tragedy was offered last night when a ten-year-old girl was pulled from a collapsed building after spending 17 hours trapped upside down.
Rescuers ran up the road shouting “She’s alive” after the youngster was found in one of the three towns most devastated by the quake which flattened homes and buckled roads.
But hopes are fading fast of finding more survivors.
One rescuer told the : "Unfortunately, 90 per cent we pull out are dead, but some make it, that's why we are here.'
Among the first victims named was 18-month-old baby Marisol Piermarini, who was killed as she slept in her cot.
She was on holiday in the town with her parents. Both are severely injured.
Grandfather Massimo Piermarini, who tried to save the family, said: “They did not want me to go in because it was all in danger, but I said that I did not care at all.
"I had to go looking for them, but unfortunately for the girl there was nothing to do.”
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