In her most significant public engagement to date this year, Catherine, 42, joined Prince William to meet with the families of Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine.
Kate Middleton offered words of comfort to the Southport stabbing victims families, as she visited the grieving town today.
In a deeply personal statement released in the wake of the attack, the Princess wrote: 'As parents, we cannot begin to imagine what the families, friends and loved ones of those killed and injured in Southport today are going through.' Catherine met the families of the three girls killed in July's Southport knife attack during an emotional visit to the town with her husband, Prince William
The prince and princess spent half an hour in private with each of the girls' families. No further details will be given out of respect for their ongoing grief. They said: 'Meeting the community today has been a powerful reminder of the importance of supporting one another in the wake of unimaginable tragedy. You will remain in our thoughts and prayers.'
The prince and princess spent half an hour in private with each of the girls' families. No further details will be given out of respect for their ongoing grief Pictured is the royal couple speaking with emergency workers who were among those to respond to the tragedy in July She said: 'They're OK. They're managing it differently. All the families are so different. Individually too they are managing it and processing this tragic event in very different ways but they're getting support from families and officers and things like that.
The Princess of Wales hailed the emergency workers 'true heroes' while William praised them as being 'true professionals' during an intimate meeting in Southport on ThursdayThe Prince of Wales told the personnel: 'You're all heroes. Please make sure you look after yourselves, please take your time, don't rush back to work.'Kate rested a hand on William's back as she joined him to speak to a member of air ambulance crew.
He said: 'The Princess of Wales broke off and came back into the building to give a hug to the people who responded because she could see the emotion in them and could see it was difficult for them to relay their feelings and to say how impactful events have been.It is understood that it was important to them to go now, three months later, to show the people of Southport that they have not been forgotten and they'll continue to stand by the community today and in the future.
Although she had held meetings in private and photographs of her hugging cancer patient Liz Hatton, 16, were released last week, today's event is her first official public engagement since then. Read More How Kate's slow return to public life is marked by doing things she loves - like watching ballet The monarch was greeted with cheers and applause as he viewed a floral display honouring the youngsters killed in the horror knife attack.Reacting to the tragedy at the time, King Charles said: 'My wife and I have been profoundly shocked to hear of the utterly horrific incident in Southport today.
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