The Duchess
praises the efforts of staff, some of whom were also on duty on the night of
the Westminster attack in March.
The
Duchess of Cambridge has met first responders and some of the survivors of the
London Bridge terror attack who are still being treated for their injuries.
A total of 14 people suffering
predominantly with stab wounds were admitted to King's College Hospital shortly
after the attack.
Terrorists
Khuram Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghbaleft killed
eight people and left dozens wounded after their van and knife attack on 3
June.
Many of the staff at King's College who tended to the trio's
victims had also been on duty on 22 March when Khalid Masood killed five people
in an attack on Westminster Bridge.
Kate
said: "To go through this sort of event twice, it is quite
unprecedented."
Talking to the Duchess about the "trauma" of the
incident, the hospital's head of nursing Lynne Watkins-Hulme explained:
"We are used to seeing people who are stabbed.
"But
to have six women who were stabbed, multiple times - it was just the amount of
people - that was upsetting."
Emergency consultant Malcolm Tunnicliff, who rushed to the
hospital on hearing of the atrocity, said staff used a week's worth of kit in
just an hour and a half.
When
asked what he took from Kate's visit he said: "It gives the patients a
lift, it gives the staff a lift that they're being recognised.
"And actually, all staff in the NHS want these days is just
to be recognised for what they do, because they get knocked for so much.
"Someone
like that coming along and recognising that, it is a massive lift."
Police
investigating the attack arrested a 19-year-old
man overnight, bringing the total number of arrests to
seven.
Meanwhile,
evidence of the attack can still be seen in Borough Market, with bullet holes
clearly visible in the metal shuttering on the fruit and veg stall opposite the
Wheatsheaf pub where the three attackers were killed.
As
stalls and businesses attempt to return to normal, jet cleaners are being used
to wash down the pavements ready for the market to open on Wednesday morning.
Traders
will hold a minute's silence in tribute to victims at 9.30am, before the market
bell is rung at 10.00am to mark the return of shoppers.
An
inquests for the victims has now been opened
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