Prince William meets five-year-old survivor of Christchurch massacre

Prince William met a survivor of last month’s mosque attacks in Christchurch during a visit to New Zealand on Thursday.

William visited Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland in the North Island to see a five-year-old girl who was shot several times during the terror attack, which left 50 people dead.

Alen Alsati, whose father Wasseim was also injured, only woke up from a coma earlier this week.

Mr Alsati, who is originally from Jordan, said his daughter had suffered brain damage and was initially left unable to speak after the alleged shooter Brenton Tarrant pointed his weapon at her head.

Later on, William travelled to Christchuch on the South Island where he met first responders to the attack at the Justice and Emergency Services Precinct.

The 36-year-old told police officers and medics: "You did an incredible job on a very bad day."

The Duke of Cambridge was welcomed to New Zealand earlier on by prime minister Jacinda Ardern, who received the prince with a traditional Maori greeting.

He attended an Anzac Day service in Auckland to pay tribute to New Zealand and Australian soldiers killed during the First World War, laying a wreath on behalf of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.