The Duke of Kent marks Holocaust Memorial Day in rare public engagement as Royal Family gathers to mark important anniversary

The Duke of Kent paid poignant tribute to the victims of the
Holocaust on Tuesday, attending a concert at the Imperial War
Museum London in honour of the Holocaust survivors and those who
did not survive the atrocity.

In front of a crowd that included the 90-year-old duke, the
English Chamber Orchestra performed a selection of music that
included Beethoven (Movement 6 from String Quartet Op. 131, plus
first chord of Movement 7), Rosy Wertheim (Lancelot, Movement I –
Andante — Main section and Lancelot Movement I – Coda), Chopin
(Etude Op. 10 No. 3 – Tristesse), Franz Schubert (Marche Militaire
No. 1), Robert Schumann (Träumerei), Hans Neumeyer (String Trio
Movement 2), and Herbert Zipper (Dachau Lied).

The Duke of Kent
serves as President of the Board of Trustees of the Imperial War
Museum, which houses The Holocaust Galleries at its London
site. Over 2,000 photographs, books, letters and other personal
objects are on display at the museum to ensure that the stories of
some of the 6 million people who were murdered in the Holocaust are
never forgotten.

Meanwhile, King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted a reception for
Holocaust survivors and their families at Buckingham Palace. The
special theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day was ‘Bridging
Generations’ and encouraged young people to take to heart the
history of what happened and to ensure that it is never forgotten
and does not happen again.

During the reception, those gathered viewed seven portraits of
Holocaust survivors that had been
commissioned by King Charles when he was still the Prince of
Wales. The seven portraits featured Lily Ebert, Anita
Lasker-Wallfisch, Helen Aronson, Arek Hersh, Zigi Shipper, Manfred
Goldberg, and Rachel Levy, all of whom were chosen for their work
in Holocaust education and awareness. The portraits are on display
in Buckingham Palace.

King Charles and Queen Camilla also met with representatives of
their patronages that work for Holocaust remembrance, including the
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, Anne Frank Trust UK and The Holocaust
Educational Trust.

The royal couple lit memorial candles as an act of
remembrance.

The Prince and Princess of Wales shared a photograph of a
Holocaust Memorial Day candle on a windowsill with the caption:
“Marking Holocaust Memorial Day 🕯️

“This year’s theme, Bridging Generations, reminds us of the
importance of listening to survivors, sharing their stories, and
carrying their memories forward so the past is never
forgotten.”

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