Kind Princess Kate invites survivors of Southport stabbing horror to her Christmas carol concert

THE Princess of Wales has invited kid survivors of the Southport stabbing fearfulness to her Christmas carol concert.

Caring Kate, 42, met them successful backstage past month.

They volition reunite astatine Westminster Abbey connected December 6 — her archetypal Together At Christmas solemnisation since completing chemotherapy.

A root said: “The Royal family person been a tremendous enactment to the families.

“The King met the survivors, past Kate took clip retired to conscionable them successful backstage past period with Prince William.

“Now she has personally ensured everyone is invited to her performance which, this year, volition mean much to her than ever before.

“It promises to beryllium an incredible, life-affirming nighttime and there’s been a batch of organisation progressive to get it each ready.”  

Three children — Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Alice Da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Bebe King, six — died successful July’s weapon attack astatine a Taylor Swift-themed creation class.

The singer, connected circuit successful the UK astatine the time, invited survivors backstage astatine Wembley successful August.

The root said: “The families person met the King, met Taylor Swift, and present this fantastic performance — but it is each unbearably tinged with the trauma they are inactive dealing with.

“It has been a horrendous clip for them and nary of the children oregon the adults who were successful that country volition ever beryllium the aforesaid again.”

The families volition beryllium welcomed to London for 3 days, with transport and accommodation provided by Southport Stronger Together.

The charity was acceptable up to assistance with nationalist donations.

Some person been utilized to screen bills arsenic immoderate parents person had to instrumentality clip disconnected enactment to attraction for children with superior injuries.

Mum-of-three Kate’s yearly Together At Christmas concert connected December 6 volition beryllium the archetypal since completing her gruelling chemotherapy treatment successful September.

Some 1,600 invites person been sent out, with Kate keen to observe individuals who person inspired, counselled, comforted — and “above each other shown that emotion is the top acquisition we tin receive”.

The performance besides comes arsenic King Charles recovers from cancer.

This year's lawsuit is Kate’s fourth.

In 2021 she surprised guests with a solo soft recital and determination are rumours she whitethorn beryllium readying thing peculiar again this year.

Announcing the concert, a Palace spokesperson said: “This year’s work provides a infinitesimal to bespeak upon the value of emotion and empathy, and however overmuch we request each other, particularly successful the astir hard times of our lives.

“The work volition radiance a airy connected individuals from each implicit the UK who person shown love, kindness and empathy towards others successful their communities.

“This year, Her Royal Highness wanted to observe the galore radical supporting those successful request — individuals who person inspired, counselled, comforted, and supra each other shown that emotion is the top acquisition we tin receive.

“This taxable takes inspiration from the Christmas communicative which encourages america to see the experiences of others and the important quality request of giving and receiving empathy.”

The King, Queen Camilla and William are each expected astatine the concert, to beryllium aired connected ITV connected Christmas Eve.

A determination connected whether Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six, be volition apt beryllium taken connected the day, it is understood.

Last nighttime Kensington Palace confirmed the Princess has invited the Southport families to her Carol Service.

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