Prince William reveals he and wife Princess Kate are talking to son Prince George about Holocaust
William shared the revelation this weekPrince William has revealed that he and his wife Princess Kate are having important conversations with their son Prince George, 11, about the Holocaust.
Their admission came during an event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day earlier this week.
Prince William and Princess Kate mark Holocaust Memorial Day
On Monday (January 27), William and Kate were in attendance at the Guildhall in London to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.
Holocaust Memorial Day is held annually on January 27 to remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust.
This year also marked 80 years since Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by the Red Soviet Army in 1945.
George is getting to the age where he’s starting to understand things.
Prince William, 42, and Kate, 43, met survivors and their families at the Guildhall, where the Prince of Wales also gave a speech.
During their visit there, the Waleses revealed that they’d been having important conversations with Prince George about the Holocaust.
This revelation came during a conversation with Alfred Garwood, who survived Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, and Sabina Kadic-Mackenzie, a Bosnian genocide survivor.
William and Kate talking to Prince George about Holocaust
Speaking to the survivors, William said: “George is getting to the age where he’s starting to understand things.
“So, it’s getting interesting to talk to him about what happened.”
Many survivors attended the Guildhall service earlier this week. At one point during the event, Kate shared a hug with two survivors she’d previously met back in 2020.
Reuniting with Yvonne Bernstein, 87, and Steven Frank, 89, she called it a “treat” to see them again.
Later, William gave a speech. “I am honoured to join you today to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and to remember the millions murdered during the Holocaust and in subsequent genocides,” he said.
“We also remember those survivors, who have lived with the scars both mental and physical. Their bravery in sharing with us the most harrowing moments of their lives, are extremely powerful and ensure we never forget.”
King Charles emotional during Auschwitz trip
On Monday, King Charles visited Poland to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.
The monarch, 76, visited the Jewish Community Centre in Krakow. He gave a speech there.
“To be in Poland on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as we commemorate eighty years since the liberation of Auschwitz, is both a sombre and indeed a sacred moment,” he said.
“It is a moment when we recall the six million Jews, old and young, who were systematically murdered, together with Sinti, Roma, disabled people, members of the LGBT community, political prisoners, and so many others upon whom the Nazis inflicted their violence and hatred,” he continued.
Later that day, Charles made history by becoming the first British monarch to visit Auschwitz.
The king, along with other foreign dignitaries, also listened to survivors’ testimonies during a service. At one point during the event, the king seemingly wiped away tears.
Following the ceremony, the king toured around the museum and laid flowers at the Death Wall – a site where thousands of people were executed by the Nazis.
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