Prince Charles Will Travel to Essex to Honor Slain Parliamentarian David Amess
Prince Charles may have only just returned to his official duties after testing positive for COVID-19 in mid-February, but he's hitting the ground running, including a trip with a very special meaning. On March 1, Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will travel to Southend-on-Sea, Essex for a trip honoring the late MP, Sir David Amess.
During the trip, Charles is scheduled to unveil a new eco-friendly train named after Amess and to deliver letters patent to Mayor Margaret Borton, officially designating Southend as a city—the 52nd in all of England.
"Formally receiving city status from The Prince of Wales will be a special moment for Southend-on-Sea, and we are hugely honoured to receive a visit from their royal highnesses on what is sure to be a momentous day for our new city," Mayor Borton told the BBC.
The designation of Southend-on-Sea as a city was a cause that was close to Amess's heart, and he had championed the town's attempts to gain city status for two decades, even securing a parliamentary debate on the issue in 2019. The decision to formally name Southend a city was made shortly after Amess's tragic death in October 2021, when he was stabbed while speaking to constituents at a local church in Leigh-on-Sea. North Londoner Ali Harbi Ali, 25, was charged with the crime in December and is currently set to go on trial in late March.
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