He Prince William and his wife Kate visited Southport this Thursday, in northwest England, where three girls died at the end of July in a knife attack that sparked several days of riots in England, Kensington Palace announced.
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It is the couple’s first public engagement since the princess announced last month that she completed her chemotherapy treatment. after the cancer that was diagnosed at the beginning of the year.
The couple visited Southport “to express support for the community and hear testimonies of how local people have come together as the city recovers” after the attack.
Kate and William met with firefighters, police and members of the rescue services who responded after the attack on July 29 during a dance class inspired by American pop star Taylor Swift.
The couple, both 42, heard testimony “about their experiences responding to the attack and the impact it had on their mental health,” the statement from their office said.
They also interviewed, off-camera, with the families of the three murdered girls and with the dance teacher present at the attack.
Three girls aged 6, 7 and 9 died and eight other minors were injured, as well as two adults who were trying to protect them.. Police arrested a suspect, who was 17 years old, at the scene.
Kate announced on September 9, in a video, that she had finished her chemotherapy treatment, He spoke about his experience with the disease over the past nine months and said he wanted to gradually return to his royal duties.
Last week, the Princess of Wales was photographed at Windsor Castle hugging a teenager with a rare and aggressive form of cancer, whom the princes described on social media as a “young and talented photographer” and of whom they highlighted his creativity and his strength.
Likewise, Kate was seen attending a mass in Balmoral (Scotland) with William and the kings of the United Kingdom, Charles III and Queen Camilla, and privately attended a ballet in London, according to local media reports.
The Princess of Wales is also expected to join the rest of the royals on Remembrance Sundayin honor of the British victims in the world wars, on November 10.
Kate announced in March that she was receiving treatment for a still unknown type of cancer. and made his first public appearance in the king’s official birthday parade, better known as ‘Trooping the Colour’, on 15 June.
The presence of the Princes of Wales in Southport therefore represents the first joint official engagement since the end of Catherine’s treatment and the resumption of royal duties; and it happens just two months after Kings Charles III and Camilla visited the town.
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