Summary

  • King Charles is visiting Manchester to show his support to the Jewish community and those affected by the attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue

  • His Majesty met some of those who were present during the 2 October attack and was shown around the building

  • Crowds battled heavy showers to catch a glimpse of the King

  • The King is also visiting Greater Manchester Police's headquarters, where he is expected to speak to officers involved in responding to the attack

  • Two people were killed when Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, carried out the car and knife attack on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar

  • Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby were killed and three others seriously injured when Al-Shamie first drove a car into a security guard and stabbed a congregant, before attempting to force entry into the synagogue

  • The attacker was shot dead by police within minutes

  1. Live coverage endspublished at 15:42 BST

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  2. 'King recognised pressures on emergency responders'published at 15:41 BST

    Ruth Green
    BBC News

    Caroline Lloyd with brown hair in a pony tail wearing black rimmed glasses and her green North West Ambulance Service shirt. She is smiling.

    Caroline Lloyd, a resilience manager at North West Ambulance Service, said it was a "great pleasure to meet the King".

    "He was lovely. He had a really nice chat with us, asked us what our roles were on the day and was understanding of the pressures the ambulance service are under," she said.

    "I think it’s really important and it’s such a pleasure to get that recognition of how difficult it was, not just for all the emergency responders, but for the community as well."

  3. Meeting the King 'hugely uplifting for morale'published at 15:29 BST

    Ruth Green
    BBC News

    Supt Kirsten Buggy of Greater Manchester Police wearing her police uniform

    Supt Kirsten Buggy said it was "such a privilege" to meet the King.

    "It has been a tough few weeks and meeting the King and listening to him take a real interest in the role we all performed, it was hugely uplifting from a morale point of view," she said.

  4. Ambulance responders also in attendancepublished at 15:11 BST

    Staff from North West Ambulance Service were also on hand to greet the King during his visit at Greater Manchester Police's headquarters.

    The King surrounded by ambulance staff in their green uniformsImage source, PA Media
  5. Attack survivor tells of 'quite surreal' meeting with Kingpublished at 14:58 BST

    Danny Savage
    North of England correspondent

    Yoni Finlay, smiling at the camera in a blue shirtImage source, Family handout

    Yoni Finlay, one of the men injured in the Manchester synagogue attack, has told the BBC he is "physically doing very well”.

    Speaking outside Heaton Park synagogue after the King’s visit, he said: “I’m doing very well. Physically, I’m doing very well.”

    Mr Finlay was accidentally shot by police responding to the attack on 2 October.

    On meeting the King, Mr Finlay said: “It was quite an honour. Quite surreal but quite an honour.

    “I think it really sends out a message. It shows a lot of support from the very top of the country. It was very special that he came. It was an honour to meet him.”

  6. King leaves Greater Manchester Police headquarterspublished at 14:52 BST

    His Majesty has now left the police headquarters building, where he was shown around and greeted by the Chief Constable and other senior police leaders.

    King with senior police chiefs, at GMP headquartersImage source, PA Media
  7. 'Such a big boost for the Jewish community'published at 14:44 BST

    Kevin Fitzpatrick
    BBC North West political editor

    Gloria Levene with shoulder length dark hair, blue jumper and black coat

    Gloria Levene, who also went along to see the King, said his visit was "a very big boost" for the Jewish community.

    "We are very grateful. It's lovely of him to come and say hello to us," she said.

    "He's a very wonderful man."

    She thanked everyone who made His Majesty's visit possible as well as the police and security services "who have done an outstanding job of making us feel safe and secure".

  8. Hoping for a glimpse, despite the rainpublished at 14:38 BST

    Here's another shot of the throng of well-wishers who turned out in force to see His Majesty.

    Well-wishers turning out with umbrellas to see King CharlesImage source, Reuters
  9. King met survivors of the attackpublished at 14:32 BST

    Daniel Wittenberg
    BBC News

    I'm told all three injured victims were present for the King's visit at the synagogue earlier.

    The professional security guard, Bernard Agyemang, who was seriously injured when the attacker drove his car into him, was brought in and out of the synagogue in a wheelchair.

    Andrew Franks, the volunteer security guard who was recently discharged from hospital, returned to the synagogue for the first time since the attack.

    Yoni Finlay, who was mistakenly shot by police, was also in attendance.

  10. 'We're forever grateful for King's love and interest'published at 14:28 BST

    Alan Rubins wearing a black baseball cap and navy jacket with a grey moustache standing outside the synagogue

    Among the well-wishers who turned out to see King Charles was Alan Rubins, from Whitefield, who said he "dropped everything" when he heard about the visit.

    "I wanted to pay my respects the way the King is paying his respects to the Manchester Jewish community," he said.

    He said he thought it was "fantastic" when the King crossed the road "in breach of security protocol" to engage in a big huddle with the community.

    "It just shows his feeling, his heart for this community - and this community will be forever grateful for his love and interest," he added.

  11. Handshake with mayorpublished at 14:26 BST

    The King was also greeted by Greater Manchester's mayor Andy Burnham

    King Charles with mayor Andy Burnham and GMP's Chief ConstableImage source, PA Media
  12. Chief Constable welcomes Kingpublished at 14:21 BST

    Sir Stephen Watson, Greater Manchester Police's Chief Constable, was among the senior emergency services personnel waiting to greet King Charles as he arrived.

    King meets emergency service personnelImage source, PA Media
  13. King left gift of bottle of whiskypublished at 14:13 BST

    Daniel Wittenberg
    BBC News

    I’m told the King gave the community a bottle of whisky while they offered him a framed photograph of the memorial service they had held for his mother, Queen Elizabeth.

  14. King arrives at Greater Manchester Police headquarterspublished at 14:11 BST

    Ruth Green
    BBC News

    King arriving at GMP headquarters

    The King has arrived for his next engagement at Greater Manchester Police headquarters, where he is expected to meet officers involved in the response to the attack.

  15. Watch: Moment king leaves synagoguepublished at 14:03 BST

    There were shouts of "thank you" as His Majesty exited the building.

  16. What happened during the synagogue attack?published at 13:59 BST

    Lynette Horsburgh
    BBC News

    Graphic of the events which unfolded at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
    • Attacker Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was captured on doorbell footage at 09:22 on 2 October walking away from the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue after being told to leave
    • At 09:26, the same camera captured a black Kia Picanto heading back towards the synagogue before the attacker rammed the gates of the synagogue and drove at people outside with the car then attacked worshippers with a knife
    • Al-Shamie is described by a witness as "body-charging the doors, doing everything he could to get in" but worshippers held the doors shut
    • Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, died in the attack and three other people were left in a serious condition
    • Al-Shamie was shot dead at the scene by police
    • The attack occurred during worship on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar
    • Police described it as a terror incident
  17. King treats crowd to large waves as he emerges from synagoguepublished at 13:55 BST

    King Charles waves at the crowd gathered to see him in ManchesterImage source, Reuters
  18. Umbrellas aplenty for Manchester drizzlepublished at 13:54 BST

    Dozens of people turned out to see the KingImage source, Reuters

    Another shot of those onlookers, who have turned out in their dozens despite a typically drizzly October day in Manchester.

  19. Onlookers climb wall to catch glimpse of King leavingpublished at 13:52 BST

    Rowan Bridge
    BBC News

    Well-wishers are still lining the street in the hope of seeing His Majesty.Many battled through heavy showers and brought umbrellas for the occasion.

    Well-wishers line street under umbrellas to see King Charles
  20. King begins to leavepublished at 13:49 BST

    Daniel Wittenberg
    BBC News

    The King received a round of applause from many onlookers on his way out of the synagogue, with well-wishers also shouting "thank you".

    There was a singular shout of “not my King”.