Overview

• The Prince and Princess of Wales donated to Churchtown Primary School to help build a playground honoring Alice Aguiar, Bebe King, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, victims of the 2024 Southport knife attack.
• The playground will serve as a memorial and provide expanded play areas for students, including two of the victims who attended the school.
• Kate Middleton and Prince William ran the London Marathon in memory of the victims, joining fundraising efforts led by the school headteacher and a victim's father.
• Teenage attacker Axel Rudakubana was sentenced in January 2025 to life in prison with a minimum term of 52 years for the murders and attempted murders of eight others.
• The royal couple previously visited Liverpool in October 2024 to meet victims' families, emergency responders, and the injured dance teacher, marking Princess Kate’s first public engagement after chemotherapy.