Prince of Wales at atrocity site

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited some of the arena staff on duty on the night of the Manchester bombing and praised their response to the horror attack.

The royals stood in the foyer at the arena, its glass panels above blown out, to view the spot where carnage unfolded on May 22.

They stood in silence as they were shown the spot on the tiled floor, now deeply pock-marked, where Salman Abedi detonated his suicide bomb killing 22 people at the end of the Ariana Grande concert on May 22.

No cameras were allowed inside the area for the royal visit, as it is still being treated as a crime scene.

Later the royal visitors met medical and crowd management staff employed by the arena, to speak to them about their experiences on the night.

Charles and Camilla both listened intently as they asked about what had confronted the people working that night and how they had coped since the bombing. Many of the 22 killed were children along with more than 100 people injured, many critically.

Camilla told them: I think you are all incredible. You did a fantastic job.”

Prince Charles meets medical staff who helped victims of the bomb attack at the Manchester Arena