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| Queen visits Germany's Bergen-Belsen concentration camp site | |
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| The Queen is visiting the site of the World War Two concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen, in Germany. | |
| The camp, where teenage diarist Anne Frank was among thousands to die, was liberated by British soldiers in 1945. | The camp, where teenage diarist Anne Frank was among thousands to die, was liberated by British soldiers in 1945. |
| The UK monarch, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, will lay a wreath there on the final day of her four-day state visit to Germany. | The UK monarch, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, will lay a wreath there on the final day of her four-day state visit to Germany. |
| The Queen also viewed Berlin's Brandenburg Gate before travelling to the site of the camp near Hanover. | |
| Tens of thousands of prisoners from all over Europe were killed at Bergen-Belsen or died later as a result of their treatment in the camp. | Tens of thousands of prisoners from all over Europe were killed at Bergen-Belsen or died later as a result of their treatment in the camp. |
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| Bergen-Belsen liberated 70 years ago | |
| Bergen-Belsen survivor reunites with one of the camp liberators | |
| The Belsen 'finishing camp' remembered | |
| The Queen and Prince Philip will visit a memorial to Anne Frank and her sister Margot, and meet a small group of survivors and liberators, as well as representatives of Jewish and Christian communities. | The Queen and Prince Philip will visit a memorial to Anne Frank and her sister Margot, and meet a small group of survivors and liberators, as well as representatives of Jewish and Christian communities. |
| Millions of copies of Anne Frank's Diary, written during the two years the teenager and her family hid from the Nazis in occupied Amsterdam, have been sold across the world. | Millions of copies of Anne Frank's Diary, written during the two years the teenager and her family hid from the Nazis in occupied Amsterdam, have been sold across the world. |
| One of the first British soldiers to arrive at Bergen-Belsen after it was liberated described the scene to BBC Radio 5live. | |
| Corporal Bernard Levy, who was 19 at the time, said: "It was so horrendous that nobody could take it in. | |
| "For 68 years I'd shut the whole subject out of my mind. | |
| "But we've got to make sure that this particular horror stays in people's minds." | |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| By Peter Hunt, BBC royal correspondent | By Peter Hunt, BBC royal correspondent |
| When the Queen was a teenager, British soldiers - who'd sworn allegiance to her father - were at war with Germany. | When the Queen was a teenager, British soldiers - who'd sworn allegiance to her father - were at war with Germany. |
| Now, as an octogenarian head of state, she'll visit one of the gruesome reminders of that conflict. | Now, as an octogenarian head of state, she'll visit one of the gruesome reminders of that conflict. |
| The Queen's officials say it will be a personal and reflective occasion. | The Queen's officials say it will be a personal and reflective occasion. |
| The camp where Jews, gypsies and homosexuals perished in their tens of thousands has been called "a place of horror" by Germany's President Gauck; "an abyss" in the heart of his country. | The camp where Jews, gypsies and homosexuals perished in their tens of thousands has been called "a place of horror" by Germany's President Gauck; "an abyss" in the heart of his country. |
| The broadcaster Richard Dimbleby, who visited Bergen-Belsen in 1945 and who had an enviable command of the spoken word, told listeners he found it hard to describe accurately "the horrible things I have seen and heard". | The broadcaster Richard Dimbleby, who visited Bergen-Belsen in 1945 and who had an enviable command of the spoken word, told listeners he found it hard to describe accurately "the horrible things I have seen and heard". |
| The camp has gone; mounds marking mass graves remain. | The camp has gone; mounds marking mass graves remain. |
| The Queen has said her presence will underline the complete reconciliation that has taken place between Britain and Germany. | The Queen has said her presence will underline the complete reconciliation that has taken place between Britain and Germany. |
| Read more from Peter Hunt | Read more from Peter Hunt |
| On Thursday, the Queen and Prince Philip enjoyed a traditional British garden party at the official residence of Britain's ambassador to Germany, Sir Simon McDonald, in Berlin. | On Thursday, the Queen and Prince Philip enjoyed a traditional British garden party at the official residence of Britain's ambassador to Germany, Sir Simon McDonald, in Berlin. |
| The royal couple have already attended a state banquet with UK and German leaders, held a private meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and visited Berlin and Frankfurt. | The royal couple have already attended a state banquet with UK and German leaders, held a private meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and visited Berlin and Frankfurt. |
| The tour seems to have been a regarded as a success by the press in Germany. | The tour seems to have been a regarded as a success by the press in Germany. |
| German tabloid Bild referred to her Majesty as "the Queen of England and the Queen of Europe" and praised her punctuality. | German tabloid Bild referred to her Majesty as "the Queen of England and the Queen of Europe" and praised her punctuality. |
| Welt newspaper has been running a special interactive section on its website complete with live footage of the Queen's visit as well as a series of royal features on her family history, relationship with Princess Diana and her Bentley. | |
| Jana Bergmann, 16, told the UK's Daily Telegraph: "I love the Queen. She is an idol for everyone. We are all fascinated by her." | |
| After their visit to the former concentration camp, the Queen and Prince Philip will return to the UK. | After their visit to the former concentration camp, the Queen and Prince Philip will return to the UK. |