Overview
- Commemorations took place at the original blast sites, the Hyde Park memorial and St. Paul’s Cathedral with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Mayor Sadiq Khan and royal representatives in attendance
- Starmer declared that those who sought to divide London “failed” and praised the city’s enduring resilience against terror
- King Charles III paid tribute to the 52 victims and acknowledged the lasting physical and psychological suffering of survivors, commending emergency responders
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper cautioned that Islamist extremist terrorism remains Britain’s top security concern, followed by far-right and hybrid threats
- Dan Biddle, who lost both legs in the Edgware Road blast, voiced gratitude for survival and frustration over the unfulfilled promise of a public inquiry