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Prince William hails Poland's 'fortitude and bravery' William and Kate to meet Holocaust survivors in Poland
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The Duke of Cambridge has hailed Poland's "courage, fortitude and bravery" in surviving centuries of assaults during a visit to Warsaw. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit a former concentration camp as they continue their tour in Poland.
Speaking at a garden party to mark the Queen's birthday, he noted the country's "incredible bravery" during the Nazi occupation. The Royal couple will meet five Holocaust survivors at Stutthof, near Gdansk, where 65,000 people were killed during World War Two.
He also relayed a message from the Queen, highlighting 1000 years of ties between the UK and Poland. Speaking at a garden party to mark the Queen's birthday, Prince William hailed the country's "incredible bravery" during the Nazi occupation.
Prince William and his family are on a five-day tour of Poland and Germany.Prince William and his family are on a five-day tour of Poland and Germany.
Addressing guests in Polish, he said: "Good evening. We hope you have a nice party." Prince George, three, and Princess Charlotte, two, have accompanied their parents on the trip.
The duke and duchess are being accompanied on the trip by their children, Prince George, three, and Princess Charlotte, two. In Germany later this week, Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold a private meeting with the royal couple in Berlin before they visit the city's famous landmark, the Brandenburg Gate.
In Germany later this week, Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold a private meeting with the royal couple in Berlin before they visit the city's famous landmark, the Brandenburg Gate,
The duke and duchess will also visit Berlin's Holocaust museum and memorial.The duke and duchess will also visit Berlin's Holocaust museum and memorial.
A boat race is planned in the Germany city of Heidelberg, which is twinned with Cambridge.A boat race is planned in the Germany city of Heidelberg, which is twinned with Cambridge.
William and Catherine will cox opposing rowing teams in the race with crews from Cambridge and Heidelberg.William and Catherine will cox opposing rowing teams in the race with crews from Cambridge and Heidelberg.
Analysis The royal couple and their children were greeted at Warsaw Chopin Airport on Monday by the UK's ambassador to Poland, Jonathan Knott, and his wife, alongside Poland's ambassador to Britain, Arkady Rzegocki.
By Peter Hunt, BBC royal correspondent
For Prince George and Princess Charlotte such trips are a novelty but, as the future of the British monarchy, they'll one day become a way of life.
For their parents, the visit to Poland and Germany will inevitably be viewed in the context of Brexit.
It won't have any impact on the negotiations.
It will, the Foreign Office hopes, remind people of the strength of the ties that will endure after the UK has left the EU.
It's this mission the royals have pursued in recent months in various European cities.
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The royal couple and their children were greeted at Warsaw Chopin Airport by the UK's ambassador to Poland, Jonathan Knott, and his wife, alongside Poland's ambassador to Britain, Arkady Rzegocki.
They were welcomed in Warsaw at a meeting with President Andrzej Duda.They were welcomed in Warsaw at a meeting with President Andrzej Duda.