King Charles received a thoughtful gift from a child in Southport today as the monarch visited the town to pay tribute to the victims of the horrific stabbings which killed three young girls at the end of July.
The King, 75, was greeting the crowds lining the street when a young boy, prompted by another person, offered the royal a small, red pocket heart.
While he was meeting local people who had come out to see him, the King received a red pocket heart from a young boyThe clip, which was posted on TikTok by @katie121136 was captioned: '2 of my kids met King Charles in Southport today and gave him a pocket love heart. He was very friendly with them'. He then viewed a large makeshift memorial dedicated to the victims, gesturing in appreciation at the scale of it. One member of the public gave him three cheers and another shouted 'thank you for coming' as he greeted the crowds.
It comes after a fatal stabbing attack on a Taylor Swift themed dance class which left three children dead, including Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven Alice Aguiar, nine, died in the early hours of the morning after being rushed to hospital following the attack He added: 'We send our most heartfelt condolences, prayers and deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones of those who have so tragically lost their lives, and to all those affected by this truly appalling attack.'
Mrs Hislop, a foster carer, said she was a 'big Royalist' and wanted to come out to show her support. 'It's lovely, it's great for the kids to see it,' she said, 'I think it's really nice, I think it's showing respect for the families that have been affected.' 'It's a wonderful thing, that he's doing to come,' Gina Wallwork, 77, said. 'I do think it'll mean a lot to everyone in the town, it was right for him to come.' King Charles had tea as he met with community leaders this afternoon and thanked emergency services for their hard work
Residents young and old came together to thank Charles for visiting the town just weeks after the fatal tragedyAt one point, the King appeared to read one of the messages of tribute left on one of the bunches as he slowly walked through the floral display Balloons in the shape of stars, hearts, a disco ball and the girls' ages were among the tributes and messages outside the Town Hall, including one which read: 'God has gained three beautiful new angels. May you dance forever in heaven and be at peace.'
Following his walkabout the King went inside the Town Hall to meet some of the children and adult survivors caught up in the atrocity at the Taylor Swift-themed event three weeks ago. Joanne Martlew was there with son Harvey, seven, who presented Charles with a pair of Scottish cufflinks. Members of the Lord Street in Bloom gardening group, who have been looking after the flowers outside the town hall, were also there to meet the King.
Ms Johnson added: 'We wanted to give out ice creams after the riot because the kids had all been terrified and we wanted to give them something to come out of the house for.' Ms Bayliff said she had organised for all of the condolence cards attached to the flowers left in tribute to be laminated and collected in folders and on pin boards donated by five local shops.
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