Taylor Swift ‘reached out to families of Southport victims’ before London concert

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The singer returned to Wembley on Thursday to begin the final leg of her Eras Tour in what is said to have been “the hardest concert of her career”, following the horrific attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last month. It is something that has weighed heavily on her mind.” open image in gallery Six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, were killed in the attack Following the tragedy on July 29, Taylor released a heartbreaking statement in which she said she was “at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families”. open image in gallery Alice Dasilva Aguiar was killed at a Taylor Swift themed dance class “These were just little kids at a dance class. open image in gallery The US singer returned to Wembley on Thursday to begin her final leg of her Eras Tour in what is said to have been “the hardest concert of her career” London Mayor Sadiq Khan previously told Sky News that he is “sure Vienna has got its own reasons” for the cancellation but the capital was “going to carry on, working closely with police ensuring that the Taylor Swift concerts can take place in London safely.” Security outside Wembley has been heightened, with hundreds of guards surrounding the venue and managing fans entering.