King Charles kept informed about Golders Green terror attack from New York

Dorothy Reddin
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:55:55 +0000

King Charles is being kept informed from New York about the terrorist attack in Golders Green, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

Two Jewish men were stabbed this morning in what Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called a "deeply concerning" terror attack in north west London.

Officers were first called to Highfield Avenue at 11.16am to reports of a stabbing in Highfield Road, Golders Green.

A Palace spokesman said: "His Majesty is being kept fully informed and is naturally deeply concerned, in particular about the impact for the Jewish community.

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"His thoughts and prayers are with the two individuals who were injured and offers his heartfelt gratitude to those who so selflessly rushed to their aid."

A suspect attempted to stab police officers and was tasered before being arrested, in what Scotland Yard declared a terrorist incident.

Two men, one in his 70s and one in his 30s, were treated at the scene for stab wounds. Both men were taken to hospital, and both are in a stable condition.

A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He was taken into custody, where he remains.

Officers from the Met Police confirmed they are working to establish his nationality and background.

Specialist officers from Counter-Terrorism Policing are leading the investigation and working with Scotland Yard to establish the full circumstances.

Head of Counter-Terrorism Policing Laurence Taylor said: "Whilst I must stress this investigation is at an early stage, we are working quickly to understand exactly what happened.

"Thank you to those who were in the area at the time and supported the response to this terrible incident."

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told MPs in the Commons the incident in Golders Green was "deeply concerning".

He said: "There is now a police investigation and I think we all need to do everything we can to support that investigation and be absolutely clear in our determination to deal with any of these offences, the like of which we have seen too much recently."

King Charles and Queen Camilla are in New York today for the third day of engagements during their US State Visit.

Their Majesties will be visiting the 9/11 Memorial as well as meeting the city's mayor, Zohran Mamdani.

Charles and Camilla arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Monday and immediately travelled to the White House to meet President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.

On Tuesday, Their Majesties were treated to a State Dinner with the Trumps, where both Heads of State issued speeches.

Earlier that day, King Charles became the second ever British monarch to address the US Congress, during which he received 13 standing ovations.