The Prince and Princess of Wales are in Southport

The Prince and Princess of Wales are in Southport to comfort the families of the three girls who lost their lives in July's knife attack tragedy.

The Princess of Wales has made an unexpected appearance alongside the Prince of Wales on a visit to Southport, where they held a private meeting with the bereaved families of three children killed in a knife attack in July.

The royal visit to Southport had been planned as a low key event, to allow time to be spent in private with families of the three children who died and with the dance teacher who was present during the attack.

The royal couple also met emergency workers from police and the health services who were called out to the attack.

The couple had made a donation, via their charity, to a fundraiser to help provide physical and psychological help for police and ambulance staff who were caught up in the attack and the riots that followed.

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