King Charles visits Jewish area of London hit by anti-Semitic attacks
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Britain's King Charles III visiting residents in Golders Green, north London, on May 14.
- King Charles visited Golders Green to comfort Jewish communities facing recent anti-Semitic attacks, meeting victims and leaders in a show of royal support.
- Golders Green suffered stabbings (treated as terrorism), torched ambulances, and a targeted memorial. The Chief Rabbi called it a sustained campaign of violence.
- The government raised the terror threat to "severe" due to Jewish people living in fear, highlighted by the Prime Minister and Prince Harry's "deeply troubling" comments.
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LONDON - King Charles was greeted by cheering crowds on May 14 when he visited an area of London which has suffered a spate of anti-Semitic attacks in recent weeks, in a show of support for Britain’s fearful Jewish communities.
The monarch met two victims of a recent stabbing attack when he made the unannounced visit to Golders Green, which is home to a sizeable Jewish population and has borne the brunt of the recent anti-Semitic incidents across the British capital.
“Thank you, your majesty, for coming today to Golders Green to bring comfort and encouragement to our Jewish community!” Britain’s chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, who was there to greet the king, said on X.
In April, two Jewish men were stabbed in the area in an attack being treated by police as terrorism, while in other incidents in Golders Green, four Jewish community ambulances were torched and a memorial wall targeted.
During his trip, Charles met the two stabbing victims at a Jewish Care charity centre as well as other religious and civic leaders.
The visit was Charles’ latest demonstration of backing for the Jewish community, after he visited a synagogue in northern England following an attack in 2025 that left two worshippers dead and agreeing in March to become the patron of a charity that provides security for Britain’s estimated 290,000 Jews.
The recent attacks have led Rabbi Mirvis to say the Jewish community was facing a sustained campaign of violence and intimidation.
The government has also raised its national terrorism threat level to “severe” from “substantial” with Prime Minister Keir Starmer saying Jewish people were living in fear.
The king’s visit comes on the same day that an article written by his younger son Prince Harry was published in which he said a rise in anti-Semitism in Britain was deeply troubling, and that any anger over events in the Middle East should not spill over into hatred. REUTERS
