The Prince of Wales is to formally present Southend with the Letters Patent which grant it city status, on behalf of the Queen and following the death of MP Sir David Amess. Sir David, who had served as Conservative MP for Southend West since 1997, was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on October 15 last year. The 69-year-old had campaigned tirelessly to make Southend a city. Sir David Amess had campaigned tirelessly to make South