King Charles visits Southport to meet people affected by stabbings and riot

Monarch to meet children who survived attack in which three girls were killed and thank emergency workers

King Charles has arrived in Southport to meet those affected by the fatal 29 July stabbings and the riot that followed in the town.

He travelled to Merseyside to privately meet some of the children who survived the attack at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class. He was also expected to thank frontline emergency responders personally.