Prince William has praised the Muslim community of the New Zealand city of Christchurch for their post-terrorist stance six weeks ago. During a visit to one of the two mosques targeted, the heir to the throne said: "They have shown how to respond to hate - with love." He is grateful for what the community of the world has taught in recent weeks.

William spoke to about 160 survivors of the racially motivated attack and survivors of deaths. In total, 50 people were killed in the attack during Friday prayers on March 15. Several dozen were injured. Some are still in the hospital. As a suspected perpetrator sits a 28-year-old right-wing extremist from Australia in custody. He faces a life imprisonment.

To kick off his two-day visit to New Zealand, the heir to the throne had visited a five-year-old Muslim girl in the hospital, who had only just woken up from the coma this week.

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Prince William in Christchurch: love against hate

On Friday he spoke in the Al Noor Mosque, where 43 people died. "What happened here was driven by an ideology that knows no bounds." Extremism in all its forms must be combated. "The global hate ideology will and will not separate," he said.

For Prince William, who travels without a family, it is already the third visit to New Zealand. His grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II (93), is the official head of the Pacific State.