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Duke and duchess meet Holocaust survivors in Poland | |
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have visited a former concentration camp as they continue their tour of Poland. | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have visited a former concentration camp as they continue their tour of Poland. |
The Royal couple met five Holocaust survivors at Stutthof, near Gdansk, where 65,000 people were killed by the Nazis in World War Two. | |
Speaking at a garden party to mark the Queen's birthday, Prince William hailed the country's "incredible bravery" during the German 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. |
Prince George, three, and Princess Charlotte, two, have accompanied their parents on the trip. | Prince George, three, and Princess Charlotte, two, have accompanied their parents on the trip. |
During their visit to Stutthof, William and Catherine met British survivors Manfred Goldberg and Zigi Shipper. | |
As a teenager, Mr Goldberg spent more than eight months as a slave worker in Stutthof. There he met Mr Shipper, who had previously been at Auschwitz. | |
Days before the war ended, the camp was abandoned and prisoners were sent on a death march to the German town of Neustadt. The pair - both 15 at the time - were liberated at Neustadt on 3 May 1945. They later moved to the UK, where they remained friends. | |
The Baltic death camp where thousands perished | |
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 German city of Heidelberg, which is twinned with Cambridge. | A boat race is planned in the German 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. |
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. | 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. |
They were welcomed in Warsaw at a meeting with President Andrzej Duda. | They were welcomed in Warsaw at a meeting with President Andrzej Duda. |