Queen Visits Grenfell Tower as Criticism Grows Over May’s Absence
- Premier pays private visit to victims in hospital on Friday
- May faces mounting anger as tower block fire affects hundreds
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Queen Elizabeth II visited a relief center for victims of the fire in a London tower block that killed at least 30 people as criticism mounted on Prime Minister Theresa May over her response to the disaster.
The Queen spoke to residents and members of the emergency services near the gutted Grenfell Tower on Friday morning, while May’s office said she would visit victims in hospital. On Thursday, May was pictured speaking to emergency workers, but was kept away from the public. Officials cited security concerns and suggested she didn’t want to distract police and others from their work.