King Charles Visits Manchester Synagogue and Police HQ

On Oct. 20 King Charles visited Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue and Greater Manchester Police headquarters to meet survivors, community leaders and emergency responders after the Oct. 2 car-and-knife attack by Jihad Al-Shamie, who was shot dead by armed police. Two men, Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby, died in the assault; Daulby is believed to have been inadvertently shot by police, and three others were seriously injured. One of the wounded, Yoni Finlay—who was hit by a police bullet—has been discharged from hospital and met the King. The monarch, wearing a kippah, expressed sadness, thanked emergency services and met those who helped barricade the synagogue, including Rabbi Daniel Walker and chairman Alan Levy, as worship resumed. During the unannounced visit—his first official engagement since Prince Andrew relinquished his titles—Charles met volunteer and professional security staff, accepted a framed photograph from the community and presented a bottle of whisky as a gesture of solidarity.