--- description: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has responded to the suicide bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, on Monday evening, title: Queen Elizabeth Responds to 'Dreadful' Bombing at Manchester Concert image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2c9f639ae2c8c99/6988bf9a7cdbac2dd3d57957/gettyimages-495597362.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Queen Elizabeth Responds to 'Dreadful' Bombing at Manchester Concert by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 23, 2017 11:37 AM CUT  Queen Elizabeth II prepares to greet Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev at Buckingham Palace on November 4, 2015 in London, England Queen Elizabeth II prepares to greet Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev at Buckingham Palace on November 4, 2015 in London, EnglandChris Jackson—WPA Pool—Getty Images by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 23, 2017 11:37 AM CUT Britain’s [Queen Elizabeth II](http://time.com/4734688/queen-elizabeth-elephants/ "undefined") has responded to the [suicide bomb attack](http://time.com/4789743/ariana-grande-concert-manchester-arena-what-to-know-explosion/ "undefined") at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, northern England, that killed at least 22 people and injured around 59 on Monday evening. In a statement published on the Royal Family’s official [website](https://www.royal.uk/message-her-majesty-queen-lord-lieutenant-greater-manchester "undefined"), the Queen described the terrorist incident as a “dreadful event” and thanked the emergency services for the way in which they responded. Read the full statement below: --- > “” --- The Queen is one of the [many heads of state around the world](http://time.com/4790002/ariana-grande-concert-manchester-bombing-world-leaders/ "undefined") to have weighed in following the tragic incident. Earlier today, U.S. President [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4790032/president-trump-manchester-suicide-bomb/ "undefined") condemned the “evil losers” who attacked the city and German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Britons that “Germany stands by your side.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4790168/queen-elizabeth-manchester-attack/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4790168/queen-elizabeth-manchester-attack/"},"headline":"Queen Elizabeth Responds to 'Dreadful' Bombing at Manchester Concert","datePublished":"2017-05-23T11:37:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T10:59:16.384Z","description":"'I know I speak for everyone in expressing my deepest sympathy to all who have been affected'","url":"https://time.com/4790168/queen-elizabeth-manchester-attack/","keywords":["Queen Elizabeth II","United Kingdom","onetime","manchester attack"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2c9f639ae2c8c99/6988bf9a7cdbac2dd3d57957/gettyimages-495597362.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kate Samuelson","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2c9f639ae2c8c99/6988bf9a7cdbac2dd3d57957/gettyimages-495597362.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Queen Receives The President Of Kazakhstan","caption":"The Queen Receives The President Of Kazakhstan","creditText":"Chris Jackson—WPA Pool—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4790168/queen-elizabeth-manchester-attack/","name":"Queen Elizabeth Responds to 'Dreadful' Bombing at Manchester Concert"}}]}] ```