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William and Kate Make Unannounced Return to Southport to Support Community After 2024 Stabbings

The couple focused on support for pupils and staff at Elsie Dot Stancombe’s school during a low-profile visit that keeps national attention on Southport’s recovery.

Overview

  • They began the visit at Farnborough Road Infant and Junior School, speaking with teachers and pupils about the impact of the attack and the help provided on campus.
  • The Prince and Princess held a private meeting with Elsie Dot Stancombe’s parents, Jenni and David, and her younger sister at the school.
  • The couple made a donation to the school’s Churchtown Playground fund and earlier contributed to marathon fundraising by Elsie’s father and Alice da Silva Aguiar’s father in their daughters’ memory.
  • A public inquiry led by Sir Adrian Fulford is under way, following a rapid review that said the perpetrator’s Prevent case should have remained open and been considered for Channel referral.
  • Axel Rudakubana is serving life with a minimum 52 years for three murders and related offenses, including producing ricin and possessing an Al Qaeda training manual.