The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spoke to people affected, including the parents of the three men - Haroon Jahan and brothers Shazad Ali and Abdul Musavir - who were killed by a hit-and-run driver as they tried to protect local shops.
‘The families were pleased William and Kate took the time to come and meet them,' a friend tells the Daily Mirror.
‘It shows they're in touch with ordinary people.'
The royal couple, both 29, lifted residents' spirits and went on to visit shopkeeper Ajay Bhatia - whose store was looted by a gang of 70. He lost £20,000 worth of stock after a mob smashed down the front door.
'This sort of thing is not acceptable in our society,' William told him. 'It was a terrible ordeal.'
But the shopkeeper, who moved to the UK from Delhi, is working hard to restock and is delighted to have been granted British citizenship.
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