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| Duke and duchess meet Holocaust survivors in Poland | 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. |
| They described their visit to Stutthof as "shattering", saying the site is a "terrible reminder of the cost of war". | They described their visit to Stutthof as "shattering", saying the site is a "terrible reminder of the cost of war". |
| The Royal couple met five Holocaust survivors at the camp near Gdansk, where 65,000 people were killed by the Nazis in World War Two. | The Royal couple met five Holocaust survivors at the camp near Gdansk, where 65,000 people were killed by the Nazis in World War Two. |
| The five-day tour of Poland and Germany will see the Cambridges also visit Berlin and Heidelberg. | |
| 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, both 87. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Mr Goldberg said he was "extremely nervous" about returning to the camp, adding: "I agonised before I agreed to come here, because I felt I'd put it all behind me. | |
| "In 1946 when I was a youngster I was admitted to England, I didn't dream I would ever have the privilege of shaking the hand of a future King of this country." | |
| A message left in the visitors' book, which both the duke and duchess signed, said: "We were intensely moved by our visit to Stutthof, which has been the scene of so much terrible pain, suffering and death. | A message left in the visitors' book, which both the duke and duchess signed, said: "We were intensely moved by our visit to Stutthof, which has been the scene of so much terrible pain, suffering and death. |
| "All of us have an overwhelming responsibility to make sure that we learn the lessons and that the horror of what happened is never forgotten and never repeated." | "All of us have an overwhelming responsibility to make sure that we learn the lessons and that the horror of what happened is never forgotten and never repeated." |
| The Baltic death camp where thousands perished | 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. |
| On the second day of the Polish leg of the tour, the royal couple joined a street party at Gdansk's central market square, where they were offered Goldwasser - a Gdansk liqueur - and traditional Polish pierogi dumplings. | |
| They also visited the Gdansk Shakespeare theatre, opened in 2014, which has the Prince of Wales as patron. | |