Yahoo News Prince Charles visits Westminster attack victims in hospital and praises 'marvellous efforts' of medics
Prince Charles has visited victims of the Westminster terror attack in hospital and told medics: "Thank you for all your marvellous efforts."
The Prince of Wales arrived at King's College Hospital, in south London, on Friday afternoon.
He will also meet paramedics and support staff involved in looking after the wounded following Wednesday's atrocity.
Speaking to staff at the hospital, Charles said: "Thank you for all your marvellous efforts."
He added: "How you do it, I don't know."
The Prince hailed their team work and joked: "As long as you're still talking to each other."
King's treated eight people initially, two of whom have since been discharged, and of the remaining six, one has died - 75-year-old Leslie Rhodes, a retired window cleaner from Streatham in South London.
The pensioner's life support was withdrawn on Thursday night, taking the death toll of innocent victims to four.
The attacker, who was also known as Adrian Elms, was using the name Khalid Masood at the time of the atrocity.
Two people remain in hospital in a critical condition, one with life-threatening injuries. Two police officers hurt in the attack are also in hospital with "significant injuries".
Masood was known to police and MI5 and had convictions for assaults, including grievous bodily harm, possession of offensive weapons and public order offences.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has defended the security and intelligence agencies, saying: "The fact that he was known to them doesn't mean that somebody has 24-hour cover."
Masood ploughed a hired car across Westminster Bridge and stormed the parliamentary estate armed with two blades, fatally knifing Pc Keith Palmer.
How the Westminster attack unfolded
