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| Kate and William visit Southport families | Kate and William visit Southport families |
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| The Princess of Wales met families on a return trip to Southport | |
| The Prince and Princess of Wales are visiting Southport to show support for families and the local community after last summer's fatal knife attack. | The Prince and Princess of Wales are visiting Southport to show support for families and the local community after last summer's fatal knife attack. |
| They have spoken to teachers at Farnborough Road Infant and Junior School to hear about the impact of the attack and the support given by staff to families. | They have spoken to teachers at Farnborough Road Infant and Junior School to hear about the impact of the attack and the support given by staff to families. |
| The school had been attended by one of the young victims, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, and Prince William and Catherine spoke privately to her family. | The school had been attended by one of the young victims, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, and Prince William and Catherine spoke privately to her family. |
| Alice da Silva Aguiar, aged nine, and Bebe King, six, were also murdered at the dance class in July 2024, an attack which prompted an outpouring of grief and outrage. | Alice da Silva Aguiar, aged nine, and Bebe King, six, were also murdered at the dance class in July 2024, an attack which prompted an outpouring of grief and outrage. |
| Prince William and Catherine had a private meeting with families of victims | |
| Catherine met pupils at Farnborough Road Infant and Junior School in Southport | Catherine met pupils at Farnborough Road Infant and Junior School in Southport |
| The royals made an emotional visit to Southport last autumn, in what was the princess's first public engagement after she had finished her chemotherapy. | The royals made an emotional visit to Southport last autumn, in what was the princess's first public engagement after she had finished her chemotherapy. |
| They had met bereaved families and emergency workers who had responded to the attack in the north-west seaside town, in a visit that was intended to show the local community that they had "not been forgotten". | They had met bereaved families and emergency workers who had responded to the attack in the north-west seaside town, in a visit that was intended to show the local community that they had "not been forgotten". |
| The knife attack, carried out by Axel Rudakubana, was followed by a wave of riots and unrest. | The knife attack, carried out by Axel Rudakubana, was followed by a wave of riots and unrest. |
| A public inquiry into the Southport attack is gathering evidence in sessions at Liverpool Town Hall. | A public inquiry into the Southport attack is gathering evidence in sessions at Liverpool Town Hall. |
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