The Queen has condemned the very wicked Manchester terror attack during a visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital today.

The monarch, 91, spent time speaking to Millie Robson, 15, Evie Mills, 14, and Amy Barlow, 12, who were among the the 14 children rushed to the hospital in the aftermath of Monday night's atrocity.

Speaking to Evie, a schoolgirl from Harrogate, Yorkshire, on the hospital ward, the Queen said: 'It's dreadful. Very wicked. To target that sort of thing.'

She also thanked hospital staff and paramedics who worked tirelessly to keep the children alive in the hours after the tragedy.