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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to attend UK Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony

Prince William will give a reading and the couple will meet Shoah survivors

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend next Monday's national Holocaust Memorial Day commemorative ceremony in Westminster. The Duke will give a reading and the couple will meet Holocaust survivors and survivors of subsequent genocides.

The ceremony is run by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, of which the Prince of Wales is patron.

HMDT chief executive Olivia Marks-Woldman expressed delight at the news.

"Holocaust Memorial Day is particularly significant this year as we mark 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau," she added.

"The UK ceremony is the national focal point for more than 10,000 Holocaust Memorial Day activities which are taking place in community settings from schools to libraries, and from councils to prisons.

"At every event to mark the day, people know more about the past, develop empathy for others, and commit to taking action to create a better future."

 

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