City Lord Mayor Robert Rigby among the crowd at the Admiral Duncan pub in Old Compton Street

CITY Lord Mayor Robert Rigby was among those who gathered outside the Admiral Duncan pub in Old Compton Street to mark the 26th anniversary of the nail bomb attack on the popular Soho venue.

Andrea Dykes, Nik Moore and John Light were killed and 140 others were injured in further attacks in Brixton Market and Brick Lane.

Revd Simon Buckley, vicar of St Anne’s Church, leads the procession at the memorial event

Cllr Rigby spoke to survivors and their families and then joined a vigil in St Anne’s Gardens where he spoke of Westminster’s values as a community. Lamps were lit and the crowd were greeted to three songs by the Pink Singers choir.

After the event he said: “It was important to show our support for the LGBTQ+ and global majority community who were the target of these attacks. It was also a moment to thank the emergency services who act so heroically in the darkest of moments.”