Kate and Prince William follow Charles' example with promise to never forget – PICTURES
KATE, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William are following in Prince Charles's footsteps by publicly marking Holocaust Memorial Day despite the ongoing national lockdown.
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Kate and Prince William have taken to social media to remember the millions of people persecuted and killed during the Holocaust. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge published a sombre message on Twitter pledging not to forget the atrocities that took place during World War 2 and all the genocides that occurred afterwards.
The tweet, shared by Kensington Royal, read: "On #HolocaustMemorialDay we commemorate and honour the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, and of recent genocides.
"We must never forget."
The message was accompanied by a picture taken during a visit to the Stutthof concentration camp in 2017.
In the snap, the couple stand in front of a Star of David next to two Holocaust survivors.
Due to the national lockdown, the Royal Family has honoured the victims of the genocide via their social media channels and video links.
Kensington Palace has announced it will share later today "a special conversation between The Duchess of Cambridge and Holocaust survivors Zigi Shipper and Manfred Goldberg".
Kate met them at Stutthof, which the Cambridges visited as part of their tour to Poland and Germany four years ago.
Prince Charles, the patron of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, was the first royal to mark the poignant day on social media today.
In a video message, the Prince of Wales urged people to "be the light that ensures the darkness can never return".
He said: "As I speak, the last generation of living witnesses is tragically passing from this world.
"So the task of bearing witness falls to us.
"That is why The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, of which I am so proud to be patron, has this year chosen the theme 'be the light in the darkness'.
"This is not a task of one time only, nor is it a task for one generation or one person.
"It is for all people, all generation and all time.
"This is our time when we can, each, in our own way, be the light that ensures the darkness can never return."
This evening, Prince Charles will also deliver a speech at the UK Ceremony for the memorial.
Clarence House, the office of Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, also shared a few pictures and videos taken last year, on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
In one clip shared, Camilla can be seen speaking at the former camp with two survivors of the Holocaust - Hannah Lewis and Renee Salt.
Royals are self-isolating at their residences during the third national lockdown.
While Prince Charles and Camilla are at Highgrove, the prince's beloved home in Gloucestershire, Kate and Prince William are staying in Norfolk, where the Queen has lent them Sandringham House to use as an office for the time being.
The monarch remains at Windsor Castle, where she is self-isolating with Prince Philip.