How Kate and William paid tribute to the victims of Grenfell Tower on the sixth anniversary of the tragedy

The Prince and Princess of Wales took to Twitter to pay a subtle tribute to the 72 victims of the Grenfell Tower fire on the sixth anniversary of the tragedy.

The fire, which swept through Grenfell Tower in Kensington in 2017, shocked the nation and led campaigners to call on the government to strip apartment blocks of flammable cladding.

As the Grenfell community came together to show their support, their grief became synonymous with a green heart.

The Prince and Princess of Wales posted a green heart on Twitter last night in solidarity with the victims.

Since the 2017 tragedy, Kate and William have met with the Grenfell community several times — and their sister-in-law Meghan Markle even teamed up with the community kitchen to publish a cookbook.

When the Prince and Princess of Wales left their subtle tributes to the Grenfell victims on social media, many well-wishers also responded with green hearts to express their solidarity with the families affected by the tragedy.

Last month, Prince William met with Grenfell survivors and relatives in the run-up to the sixth anniversary of the tower fire.

He visited Loftus Road, the home of Queens Park Rangers FC, to learn more about how the club supported the families of the fire victims in the aftermath of the tragedy.

Grenfell is less than a mile from QPR’s Loftus Road ground in Shepherd’s Bush, West London, and the fire, on 14 June 2017, which claimed 72 lives, shocked the nation.

The Prince, who is chairman of the Football Association, also heard from former QPR and England striker Les Ferdinand, QPR’s chief executive officer in the Community Trust, about his organisation’s response to the fire.

Kate and William (pictured laying a wreath at a memorial to Grenfell victims on the first anniversary of the tragedy) have met with bereaved families on several occasions

William also sat down with community and youth workers funded by the trust who support those affected by the fire in areas such as mentorship, mental health and personal development.

The Prince, who is chairman of the Football Association, will also hear from former QPR and England striker Les Ferdinand, QPR’s chief executive officer in the Community Trust, about his organisation’s response to the fire.

William will also sit down with community and youth workers funded by the trust who support those affected by the fire in areas such as mentorship, mental health and personal development.

They discussed the impact of the fire on their lives, how football has helped and what the future holds for them, almost six years later.

Last year, William and Kate attended a memorial service to mark the fifth anniversary of the fire, organized by Grenfell United at the foot of Grenfell Tower.

He also visited with his grandmother, the late Queen, in the days following the fire in June 2017.

He returned again with Kate when they met with survivors as part of the 2019 launch of the National Emergencies Trust.

Last year, members of the Grenfell community praised Meghan Markle for the work she had done with the community kitchen.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry first visited The Hubb Community Kitchen in 2018 after the North Kensington tower block fire killed 72 people.

The initiative, long supported by the Sussexes, was set up to provide support and hot meals to bereaved families in West London following the fire on 14 June 2017.

Five years later, the kitchen volunteer staff shared on their page how the Duchess of Sussex had reached out this week to ask about their well-being and to share news about her own children, Archie, three, and Lilibet, one.

They wrote: ‘Today is a day of looking back, remembering and reflecting. I just found this picture of all of us the day our cookbook came out.

“The Duchess had wrapped a book for each of us and written a beautiful message for each lady on the first page.”

The comment continued: ‘Always very thoughtful, today we received a lovely voicemail from the Duchess, being the 5th anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, asking how we are doing, about our children and families and giving us news about her. Just being her lovely friendly self.”