Royal Family News: Prince Charles Remembers The Past On Holocaust Memorial Day

British royal family news reveals that today Prince Charles led the United Kingdom’s royal family in paying tribute to Holocaust victims and survivors on Holocaust Memorial Day.

He can be seen in a video on the Clarence House Twitter page speaking about the day: “This is our time when we can, each in our own way, be the light that ensures the darkness can never return.”

He continues, “As I speak, the last generation of living witnesses is tragically passing from this world, so the task of bearing witness falls to us.”

“This is not a task for one time only, nor is it a task for one generation, or one person. It is for all people, all generations, and all time.”

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He spoke on a day that commemorates a period of time in which 11 million victims, including six million Jews, were tortured and killed in Nazi death camps.

At 8pm Wednesday’s landmarks across Britain, including Wembley Stadium, Cardiff Castle and the Tyne Bridge, will be lit in purple light, and a traditional remembrance ceremony will be held virtually beginning at 7pm.

Residents are encouraged to participate by lighting a candle in their window at the end of the hour-long event which will feature speeches from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Premier League footballers Jordan Henderson and Bruno Fernandes, and religious leaders.

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The theme of this year’s event is, “being the light in the darkness.” It was chosen 18 months ago, but in light of the global coronavirus pandemic it has taken on added significance.

Prince William and Kate Middleton the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge posted to Instagram to mark the solemn day.

They wrote, “On #HolocaustMemorialDay we commemorate and honour the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, and of recent genocides.”

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They added, “Later today we will share a special conversation between The Duchess and Holocaust survivors Zigi Shipper and Manfred Goldberg, who The Duke and Duchess met at Stutthof in 2017, and youth ambassadors from the Holocaust Educational Trust.”

“As young boys, Zigi and Manfred both spent time in ghettos and a number of labour and concentration camps, including Stutthof in Poland where they met for the first time in 1944, and remain friends to this day.”

“Of the 110,000 men, women and children who were imprisoned in the camp during the Holocaust, as many as 65,000 lost their lives – including 28,000 Jews.”

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