Duchess of Cambridge makes surprise visit to King's College Hospital to meet survivors of the London Bridge terror attack

The Duchess of Cambridge today became the latest member of the Royal family to meet with victof the London Bridge terror attack, who are still recovering in hospital more than a week after the atrocity.

Kate, 35, arrived at King's College Hospital in Denmark Hill, south east London, at 1.50pm for a visit that wasn't publicised in advance to enable staff to continue to treat those affected by the events of June 3 - which left eight people dead and dozens wounded - without a fuss.

In total 14 victims were taken to King's, one of whom was 'walking wounded' and able to leave quickly after being seen by emergency staff.

The remaining 13 needed treatment for stab wounds of varying severity, seven of whom were in a critical condition and are still receiving round-the-clock treatment

Kate meets staff at King's College London on Monday afternoon. The Duchess was met by Nick Moberly, the hospital's Chief Executive and Medical Director Professor Julia Wendon, who showed her around the hospital's emergency department.

Kate chats to staff after touching down for her surprise visit to King's. She was also introduced to two of the hospital's team leaders trained to deal with major incidents, Jane Bond of Gold Command and Silver Command's Mark Madams

The royal was invited to meet two groups of staff who were working on the evening of the attacks and have continued to provide support to patients being treated at Kings following the atrocity on June 3

The Duchess was met by Nick Moberly, the hospital's Chief Executive and Medical Director Professor Julia Wendon, who showed her around the hospital's emergency department and trauma wards.

She was also introduced to two of the hospital's team leaders trained to deal with major incidents, Jane Bond of Gold Command and Silver Command's Mark Madams.

Kate was then invited to meet two groups of staff who were working on the evening of the attacks and have continued to provide support to patients being treated at Kings.

She asked about their roles and praised their efforts, saying: 'Well done.' 

Kate asked the staff if despite being trained for such events, it was difficult to deal with the incident. Speaking about the night, head of nursing Lynne Watkins-Hulme told her: 'What was really noticeable on Saturday night was the amount of female patients that were involved.

'That was quite traumatic for the staff. We are not used to so many females being injured.' 

Source: UK dailymail