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William and Kate wear friendship bracelets with Southport victim’s name engraved

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Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, have shown their support for the parents of the girls murdered in the Southport attack.

Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were taking part in a Taylor Swift-themed dance and bracelet-making class when they were killed on July 29, 2024.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, was jailed for a minimum of 52 years after he rampaged through the class, injuring eight other children and two adults.

More than a year on since the killing spree, the Prince and Princess of Wales met with the parents of Bebe and Elsie this afternoon.

They travelled to Churchtown Primary School, where Alice and Bebe had been pupils.

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Bebe’s mother, Lauren King, gifted Kate and William friendship bracelets with her girl’s name engraved.

Undated handout file photos issued by Merseyside Police of (left to right) Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, who died after a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class at the Hart Space on Monday July 29 in Southport. Inquests into the deaths of the three stabbing victims have been opened and adjourned at Bootle Town Hall, where senior coroner Julie Goulding said it was "impossible to adequately articulate the devastating lifelong effects of the truly tragic events of Monday, July 29". Issue date: Wednesday August 7, 2024. PA Photo. Axel Rudakubana, 17, from Lancashire, is set to stand trial next year after being charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in a public place. See PA story INQUEST Southport . Photo credit should read: Merseyside Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, died in the mass stabbing (Picture: Merseyside Police/PA Wire)
Catherine, Princess of Wales wears a bracelet with Bebe's name on it given to him by her Bebe's mother Lauren during a visit to Churchtown Primary School, in continued support of the Southport community affected by the July 2024 attack that killed three young girls, in Southport, Britain, September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/Pool
Kate was given the bracelet by the victim’s mum (Picture: Reuters)
Britain's Prince William wears a bracelet with Bebe's name on it given to him by her Bebe's mother Lauren during a visit to Churchtown Primary School, in continued support of the Southport community affected by the July 2024 attack that killed three young girls, in Southport, Britain, September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/Pool
William also wore the bracelet (Picture: Reuters)
Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales speaks with pupils in the playground of Churchtown Primary School, during a visit to Southport in north-west England on September 23, 2025, to show support for the families and community following the attack last year. Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, all died in an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the town on July 29, 2024, which also left ten people injured, eight of them children. (Photo by Phil Noble / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PHIL NOBLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
They were visiting Churchtown Primary School, where some of the Southport victims were pupils (Picture: AFP)

William then gave a speech to the school, calling on pupils to honour Bebe, Alice and Elise and ‘be brave, be joyful and be kind’.

He praised the way ‘classmates have come together to support each other and remember the girls in their own way’.

Addressing Alice’s, Bebe’s and Elise’s parents, the heir to the throne added: ‘To Alex and Sergio, Lauren and Ben, Jenni and David – you are parents united in grief.

‘You have faced such horror – but from that you move forward with grace and fortitude – creating the most remarkable legacies for your girls. We will always be here to support you.’

William and Kate had earlier met with Elise’s parents, Jenni, 36, and David Stancombe, 37, at Farnborough Road Infant and Junior School.

Headteacher Jennie Sephton said: ‘It’s made such a big difference. It was something that Jenni and David wanted them to do right from the beginning.

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales visit Churchtown Primary School, in continued support of the Southport community affected by the July 2024 attack that killed three young girls, in Southport, Britain, September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/Pool
William urged pupils to remember Bebe, Alice and Elise (Picture: REUTERS)
Pictured with Bebe King parents ( far right ) Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales meet the parents of Bebe King and Alice da Silva Aguiar during their visit to Churchtown Primary School, in continued support of the Southport community affected by the July 2024 attack that killed three young girls, in Southport, Britain, September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/Pool
Bebe’s parents (right) with the royal couple (Picture: REUTERS)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 23: Catherine, Princess of Wales meets school children during a visit to Farnborough Road Infant and Junior School on September 23, 2025 in Southport, England. The Prince and Princess of Wales carried out engagements to show their ongoing support to the community following the attack in July 2024, in which three girls - Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe - were tragically killed at a dance class in the town. Their Royal Highnesses will visit Farnborough Road Infant and Junior School, where Elsie Dot Stancombe was a pupil at the school and speak to teachers about how the school was impacted by the attack and the support the infant and associated junior school has given to pupils, staff and the local community. (Photo by Eddie Mulholland - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Catherine also met school children during a visit to Farnborough Road Infant and Junior School (Picture: Getty Images Europe)

‘It was around the recognition of what staff have done, how they have supported the family, how they have supported the children going forward.

‘And it’s just real recognition that they value Jenni and David but they have also listened. It’s just so special.’

Adrian Antell, head of the attached junior school, added that the future monarchs ‘spoke so wonderfully about what this community has done together’.

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