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Prince William tells New Zealanders, 'you stood up' to attacks | |
(about 8 hours later) | |
"You stood up and you stood together," the Duke of Cambridge has told New Zealanders in the aftermath of March's shootings which killed 50 people. | |
Prince William called the attacks an "unspeakable act of hate" in a speech at the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, where 42 people died. | |
Praising the country's response, he said "in a moment of acute pain" they had "achieved something remarkable". | |
Earlier, the duke met survivors on a visit to a hospital in Christchurch. | |
He was joined at the mosque, during the second day of his visit, by Imam Gamal Fouda and New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. | |
Referring to the far-right gunman behind the shootings, Prince William said he had come to New Zealand to "help you show the world that he failed". | Referring to the far-right gunman behind the shootings, Prince William said he had come to New Zealand to "help you show the world that he failed". |
He said a "terrorist attempted to sow division and hatred in a place that stands for togetherness and selflessness". | He said a "terrorist attempted to sow division and hatred in a place that stands for togetherness and selflessness". |
He added: "But New Zealanders had other plans. The people of Al Noor and Linwood mosques had other plans. In a moment of acute pain, you stood up and you stood together." | |
Prince William also referred to the loss of his own mother, Princess Diana, and spoke of having to deal with grief. | |
He said: "Grief can change your outlook. You don't forget the shock and sadness or pain, but I do not believe grief changes who you are. | He said: "Grief can change your outlook. You don't forget the shock and sadness or pain, but I do not believe grief changes who you are. |
"If you let it, it will reveal who you are. It will reveal depths you did not know you had." | "If you let it, it will reveal who you are. It will reveal depths you did not know you had." |
The prince had earlier met four-year-old Alen Alsati - who was injured in the attack and awoke from a coma earlier this week - on a visit to Starship Children's Hospital. | |
He also visited a memorial to the victims of the earthquake which hit Christchurch in 2011, where he laid a wreath. | |
En route, the prince stopped to talk to five-year-old Tilly Pearce, who stood among the crowds holding a sign which read: "Prince William I love your grandmother." | |
Tilly, who has been saving her pocket money for a trip to London to have tea with the Queen, described the moment as "really exciting". | |
On the first day of his tour he received a traditional greeting called the hongi from Ms Ardern and attended an Anzac Day memorial service. |
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