Kate Middleton Takes Photos of Holocaust Survivors For 75th Anniversary Of Auschwitz liberation

The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, has taken part in a project and event that’s worth remembering. It’s been 75 years since Auschwitz was liberated, but the horrors of the Holocaust still remain in the hearts and minds of those who survived it.

Kate, who’s always busy with her Royal duties, has been working on a project that commemorates the lives of the Holocaust survivors who were given a fresh start in Great Britain after the war. The project involved taking pictures of the survivors and the duchess were among those behind the lens.

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The poignant and emotive portraits feature four survivors together with their children and young children. They are set to be showcased as part of the commemoration of the Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27.

The Duchess also photographed Yvonne Bernstein with her granddaughter Chloe. Yvonne was a hidden children in France throughout most of the Holocaust, travelling in the care of her aunt and uncle and frequently changing homes and names. pic.twitter.com/eA51kjLyyV

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Two of the images that Kate took, which will be part of an exhibition featuring 75 photos, were released on Sunday night. The project was announced following Prince Charles return from a three-day visit to Jerusalem and one day before Camilla will represent Britain in an event at Auschwitz camp in Poland. The Jewish News, the Royal Photographic Society, and Holocaust Memorial Day Trust have all worked together for this joint project.

The Duchess of Cambridge took the portraits of the survivors at Kensington Palace and was inspired by “The Diary of Anne Frank.”

“The harrowing atrocities of the Holocaust, which were caused by the most unthinkable evil, will forever lay heavy in our hearts. Yet it is so often through the most unimaginable adversity that the most remarkable people flourish,” Middleton said.

“Despite unbelievable trauma at the start of their lives, Yvonne Bernstein and Steven Frank are two of the most life-affirming people that I have had the privilege to meet,” she added.

Steven Frank was photographed with his granddaughters, Maggie and Trixie.

Steven (Centre, 2nd photo) was sent to Westerbork transit camp and then on to Theresienstadt. Steven and his brothers were 3 of only 93 children who survived the camp, out of 15,000 children sent there. pic.twitter.com/zaBhWyLHns

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“They look back on their experiences with sadness but also with gratitude that they were some of the lucky few to make it through. Their stories will stay with me forever,” she continued.

Kate added that she wanted the images to be “deeply personal to Yvonne and Steven.” She wanted it to be “a celebration of family and the life that they built since they both arrived in Britain in the 1940s.”

She added that it was an honor to be a part of this project and hoped that the survivors’ memories will be kept alive by their next generation.

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