Royals moved as they light candles for Holocaust victims

Started by Jennifer, January 29, 2015, 01:43:32 PM

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Jennifer

January 29, 2015, 01:43:32 PM
QuoteOn Tuesday, precisely 70 year after the liberation of concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, royals from all over Europe gathered in Poland to pay their respects to the millions who lost their lives during the Holocaust.

The royals who turned up at the gate of the former Nazi extermination camp were Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, King Philippe of Belgium, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and her husband King Willem-Alexander who, as a symbol of respect, wore a blue Jewish skullcap called a yarmulke, which was laced with silver threads.

Especially Queen Máxima looked moved at the sombre ceremony where she joined fellow royals and the last remaining survivors of the camps in placing candles in remembrance at the Birkenau Memorial.

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