Prince William opened up about the important conversations about the Holocaust he and Princess Kate started having with their eldest child, Prince George, during a recent outing in London.
The Prince and Princess of Wales attended official commemorations to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday at the Guildhall in central London on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
While there, the future King spoke with Holocaust survivors, including Polish-born Alfred Garwood, who survived Bergen-Belsen as a child, and Bosnian genocide survivor Sabina Kadic-Mackenzie, who now lives in Liverpool.
According to Hello!, William revealed that he and Kate are already conversing about the Holocaust with the second in line to the throne.
He said: “George is getting to the age where he’s starting to understand things.
“So, it’s getting interesting to talk to him about what happened.”
The prince, who donned a navy suit with a blue tie, arrived with his wife, who was dressed in all black at the poignant event and was greeted on arrival by Olivia Marks-Woldman, chief executive of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and its chairwoman of trustees Laura Marks.
The pair were then shown to the Old Library, where they met with two tables of survivors and their families.
All guests then moved to the Great Hall for the special ceremony.
The hall’s walls, ceiling and chandeliers were lit purple as the London Youth Chamber Choir performed with an orchestra on stage.
In a short speech, William said: “I am honoured to join you today to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and to remember the millions murdered during the Holocaust and in subsequent genocides.
“We also remember those survivors who have lived with scars, both mental and physical.
“Their bravery, in sharing with us the most harrowing moments of their lives, are extremely powerful and ensure that we never forget. I assure them we never will.”
The prince then read an extract from the book Holocaust Heroes, which made reference to the efforts made by his great-grandmother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, to help a Jewish family in need.
At the end of the ceremony William and Kate each appeared on stage to gather a flame and light their own candles.
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