Harry visits Borough Market traders after terror attack
Prince Harry has met Borough Market traders and restaurateurs whose staff and customers were caught up in the recent terrorist attack.
The 32-year-old visited the popular London food market where knife-wielding attackers ran amok, stabbing passers-by after mowing down pedestrians on nearby London Bridge.
Prince Harry got the chance to sample some of the produce and meet the traders who have returned to business #LoveBorough pic.twitter.com/Iw91zYH5k3 — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) June 15, 2017
Eight people were killed and scores of others injured in the atrocity on Saturday June 3.
Prince Harry meets with traders. (John Stillwell/PA)
Borough Market was closed for 11 days and traders gathered for a poignant minute’s silence before it officially reopened on Wednesday morning.
A Kensington Palace spokesman said: “Prince Harry was keen to come down as soon as possible to spread the message this vibrant market is open for business.”
Prince Harry meets Matt Jones from Bread Ahead. His staff protected members of the public on the night of the attacks. pic.twitter.com/E6aPlHa8jX — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) June 15, 2017
One of Harry’s first stops was the Bread Ahead bakery, where staff tried to fight off the attackers who had targeted a woman.
The bakers, who were busy preparing for the following day, also sheltered members of the public.
Harry was given a box of the business’s famous doughnuts, which are known as “pillows of joy” and regularly win awards.
Owner Matt Jones said the attack “was a horrible thing” and Harry replied: “The strength of this community and London as a whole is magic.”