Queen Surprises Young Bombing Victims; Families Pay Tribute

MANCHESTER, UK — Britain's Queen Elizabeth II paid a surprise visit on Thursday to some of the youngest victims of the Manchester bombing, saying the deadly attack was "very wicked," as families of the 22 victims who were killed began releasing tributes to their loved ones. The monarch stood bedside as one young victim described both the horror of the attack and the jubilation of meeting pop singer Ariana Grande before the concert that turned tragic at Manchester Arena.

"You had enjoyed the concert?" the monarch asked a young girl named Millie Robson, who won a contest to meet Grande before the concert and VIP tickets to the show.

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"Ya. It was really good," Millie told the queen, still wearing her concert T-shirt. "I got to meet her before the concert as well, and she was lovely."

She also described the horror of the night and told the queen that she had holes in her legs from the attack.

"Compared to the other people, I'm like quite lucky really," she insisted. "I was just walking out to meet my dad because he was picking me and my friend up from the concert, and then it went off behind us. I remember the explosion and my ears just started ringing ... People were like screaming and stuff like that."

Watch below as Queen Elizabeth II visits young victims:

Manchester residents also gathered outside the Greater Manchester Police headquarters for a minute of silence on Thursday. Watch below:

Families of those who died in the attack are remembering the lives lived and the lives taken too soon in often emotional tributes that are being released to the public. Read them below:

As people look for ways to support victims of the tragedy, Manchester police warned the public to beware of phony fundraising scams. They provided a link to a fundraising page created by the Manchester Evening News in partnership with the British Red Cross. The page had raised more than $1.5 million of an approximately $2.6 million goal as of Thursday morning.

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Queen Elizabeth II speaks to Evie Mills, 14, from Harrogate, her mother, Karen and dad, Craig, during a visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. Photo credit: Peter Byrne / WPA Pool / Getty Images