The Prince of Wales has urged people to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day today as he leads the royal family in obedience to victims and survivors.
In a video shared on the Clarence House Twitter page, Charles, 71, urged people to make sure the stories of people who have lived forever are remembered among the number of people who were reducing evidence. were able to witness for themselves the horrors of the genocide, which saw millions of cases and other ethnic minorities executed during World War II at the hands of the Nazis.
The royal family, who are supporters of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, said: ‘This is our time when we can, each in our own way, be the light that ensures that darkness cannot return forever. ‘
Meanwhile Prince William, 38, and Kate Middleton, 39, celebrated the day by sharing a poignant message alongside photos while meeting Zigi Shipper and Manfred Goldberg who survived in Poland in 2017.
The interests reflected one of the darkest moments in human history, when 11 million victims – including six million scandals – were collected, burned and injured. their Nazi death camps.
The entrance to Auschwitz, where more than a million were executed, was stormed by the Red Army on 27 January 1945.
The Prince of Wales, 71, has urged people to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day today as he leads the royal family in obedience to victims and survivors.
In a moving speech to be broadcast at an online memorial later in the day, Bonnie Prince Charlie said people should try to be ‘like the light’
National landmarks across Britain, including Wembley Stadium, Cardiff Castle and Tyne Bridge, will be lit in purple light at 8pm to mark Wednesday’s commemoration, and the traditional commemorative event will be held online from 7pm due to locking regulations.
People are asked to show their support by lighting a candle in their window after the end of the one hour service.
Pre-recorded messages from the likes of Premier League footballers Jordan Henderson and Bruno Fernandes, as well as donations from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, religious leaders, and renowned campaigner Bear Grylls, will all feature in the on-service. line.
This year’s topic – being like the light in the dark – was decided 18 months ago, but the global coronavirus pandemic has seen death, ill health, economic ruin, school closures and mental health problems means that more was accepted.
Kate Middleton, 39, and Prince William, 38, also shared an impressive online tribute post along with photographs while meeting 2017 survivors
In the clip, which will be played at the ceremony, Charles said: ‘As I speak, the last generation of living witnesses is passing away from this world sadly, and so is the the work of taking evidence falls to us.
‘This is not a one-off job, and it is not a job for one generation, or one person. It is for everyone, every generation and all the time. ‘
Meanwhile the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge shared a poignant post on Instagram to mark the day.
They wrote: On #HolocaustMemorialDay we celebrate and honor the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, and of recent genocides.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge shared several photos they met with Holocaust survivors Zigi Shipper and Manfred Goldberg
‘Later today we will share a special conversation between The Duchess and Holocaust survivors Zigi Shipper and Manfred Goldberg, who met the Duke and Duchess at Stutthof in 2017, and youth ambassadors from the Holocaust Education Trust.
‘As young boys, Zigi and Manfred spent time in ghettos and several labor and gathering camps, including Stutthof in Poland where they first met in 1944, and they remain friends to this day. .
‘Of the 110,000 men, women and children imprisoned during the Holocaust, up to 65,000 lost their lives – 28,000 of them.’
They continued: ‘Together on January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, we witness to the victims of genocide, and pay tribute to those who came alive and to all those whose lives have been unknowingly changed. We should not forget. ‘
Later today, the royal couple will share a video from a conversation between Kate, Zigi and Manfred, as well as youth ambassadors from the Holocaust Education Trust
Alongside the post, the couple shared photos while they met Zigi and Manfred in 2017, as well as a black-and-white photo of the men in their youth.
Karen Pollock, chief executive of the Holocaust Education Trust (HET), said Holocaust survivors were the perfect motivation to be positive.
Karen said: ‘There has been a great deal of anguish and pain and suffering in this country and around the world in this pandemic.
‘But the survivors I spoke to – many who defend – are a prime example of strength and getting on with it.
Remembering what they have experienced and suffered, they provide words of wisdom to keep going, we get out of here.
‘I find that very encouraging from 90 – year – old survivors who have been through the worst and could let this get past them. But this says a lot about them because they are truly amazing. ‘
As young boys, Zigi and Manfred both spent time in ghettos and several labor and concentration camps, including Stutthof in Poland where they first met in 1944.
Karen said the Holocaust was important to remember as it was ‘part of British history’.
She said: ‘A lot of people may think it happened somewhere else for someone else, but what we really understand is that the Holocaust happened to people in this country – people who survived here now, or people who fled and became British citizens – but also those members of the armed forces who liberated (concentration camp) Bergen-Belsen in April 1945.
‘So my message to people this year is: Listen to the stories, listen to the witnesses, find out about what happened to these people, and understand as we learn about the past. go, he wants to learn history but he is here too because we can learn from him. ‘