Dix ans après l’attentat. Le 14 julliet 2016. We were on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France just meters in front of the direct impact and a moment away during this atrocity. At the time it was a surreal experience, time slowed like in a film. People running past us. How you and others react in a crisis is a learning experience. A few hours later we realised the enormity of what had just happened.
Le 14 julliet 2016, 86 personnes sont mortes et plut de 450 autres ont été blessées.
My thoughts are with the victims, their families and all those affected directly or indirectly.
It’s not something I talk about often but having just returned from Nice and this being the 10th anniversary it seemed poignant to share this sentiment.
by Dr Julie Charlesworth 08/07/2026
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[Post script We have a more personal experience of what happened next in those moments and the next hour or so and how we reacted. Perhaps to be told in different ways in different circumstances. For now this is enough to share.]