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King Charles says he ‘can’t bear’ to see dwindling numbers of Holocaust survivors

The King marked Holocaust memorial day at a Buckingham Palace event on Monday

January 14, 2025 09:26
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King Charles has expressed that he “can’t bear” to see dwindling numbers of Holocaust survivors following a conversation with 94-year-old Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg BEM.

The remark came during an event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day at Buckingham Palace on Monday. The King has also announced plans to visit Auschwitz to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camp. 

Goldberg, who survived concentration camps including Stutthof, and a death march when just a schoolboy, accompanied the King to witness three initiatives being developed in the UK to ensure the experience of Holocaust survivors and the lessons they carry are passed on to future generations.

Manfred Goldberg meets King Charles (Grainge Photography) [Missing Credit]

The monarch, marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, was first introduced to an initiative organised by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT), of which the King is the patron.