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Queen delights recovering young victims as she visits Manchester

The royal visited the injured victims of the terror attack

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The Queen has shared her anger towards the Manchester Arena suicide bombing during a visit to a hospital.

She attended Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital to talk to the staff and the victims that have been injured in the blast.

The monarch met 15-year-old Millie Robson from County Durham, along with her mum Marie, and dad David.

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The 91-year-old asked young Millie if she had enjoyed the concert before the attack.

Millie then told her how she had won a competition and met Ariana Grande backstage before the concert, to which the Queen was surprised and said how “lovely” that was.

The Queen then told David: “It’s not something you expect at all.”

She later spoke to Evie Mills, 14, and her parents, and said: “It’s dreadful. Very wicked. To target that sort of thing.”

Talking to mother Ruth Murrell who had been struck by nails and bolts, she said: “It’s very interesting how everybody has united here.”

Ruth said: “When you see these young children, you just say “Oh my goodness, you need to get a grip here and a battle on”,’ she said.

She also said how grateful she was that the Queen visited, and that it “meant a lot”.

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The Monarch spent a lengthy amount of time meeting handfuls of staff, shaking hands and thanking them for their hard work.

Fourteen children are currently in the hospital, and five are in critical care.

A total of 75 were admitted to eight hospitals in the Manchester area.

Prime Minister Theresa May also visited the hospital on Tuesday afternoon.


Nancy Brown
Associate Editor

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