The Duchess of Cambridge visited a south London memorial for Sarah Everard yesterday afternoon.
Kate made a visit to Clapham Common on Saturday to pay her respects to Ms Everard and her family in the wake of the marketing executive’s murder.
Ms Everard went missing while walking home from a friend's flat in Clapham on March 3, which sparked a wide-scale search operation.
Police officer Wayne Couzens, 48, was arrested on Tuesday and appeared in court on Saturday charged with her kidnap and murder.
The Duchess of Cambridge has paid her respects to Sarah Everard at Clapham Common bandstand pic.twitter.com/fOCDsV8SuR
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The duchess was pictured at a bandstand in the south London park where dozens of floral tributes have been placed for Ms Everard, whose body was formally identified on Friday.
She was seen pausing in front of the sea of tributes, which have grown substantially in the last day.
As well as flowers, the memorial also features signs, with the duchess seen near a sign reading “I am Sarah”.
It is understood Kate also made the visit in part because she remembers what it felt like to walk around London at night before she got married.
Vigils had been organised across the UK in memory of Ms Everard, as well as to urge that more is done to tackle violence against women.
Organisers of the Reclaim the Streets event announced that the vigil on Clapham Common was cancelled following discussions with the police.
They said they were told that going ahead with a vigil could risk a £10,000 fine each for each woman organising.
Instead, they urged the public to pay their respects to Ms Everard with a doorstep vigil at 9.30pm.
But at 6pm hundreds arrived to Clapham Common to lay flowers and light a candle in Memory of Ms Everard.
The Metropolitan Police have since been criticised for its policing of the gathering, with one MP describing it as “heartbreaking and maddening to watch”.
Home Secretary Priti Patel says she has asked for a “full report” from the Metropolitan Police following the scenes on Saturday.
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