Summary
King Charles III and Queen Camilla met Holocaust survivors at Buckingham Palace to mark the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The event, part of Holocaust Memorial Day, included lighting candles and viewing portraits of survivors. Mala Tribich, a Holocaust survivor, also addressed the UK cabinet, urging action against antisemitism.
Key Facts
- King Charles III and Queen Camilla met Holocaust survivors at Buckingham Palace.
- The meeting marked the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
- Holocaust Memorial Day is on January 27 and remembers the six million Jewish people killed during World War II.
- Portraits of survivors were presented, including those of Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and Helen Aronson.
- Mala Tribich, a survivor, became the first to address the UK cabinet, advocating against antisemitism.
- Survivors and families attended the event, including relatives of Zigi Shipper, who died in 2023.
- King Charles previously visited Auschwitz as the first British head of state to do so.
