Upon his arrival at the synagogue William met with members of the local Jewish community and Holocaust survivors who spoke to him about their experiences.
At the end of his visit the future King met with a group of young ambassadors from all backgrounds who have taken part in the Holocaust Educational Trust’s flagship ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ programme.
The aim of the programme is to teach young people about the horrors of the Holocaust through organising trips to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland, with participants then committing to talk about what they have learned and become advocates against hatred and discrimination.
This visit comes the week after William’s statement calling for peace in Gaza was released, while he was visiting the headquarters of the British Red Cross.
Some criticised the Prince for being too political, as he said: “I remain deeply concerned about the terrible human cost of the conflict in the Middle East since the Hamas terrorist attack on 7 October. Too many have been killed. I, like so many others, want to see an end to the fighting as soon as possible.
“There is a desperate need for increased humanitarian support to Gaza. It’s critical that aid gets in and the hostages are released. Sometimes it is only when faced with the sheer scale of human suffering that the importance of permanent peace is brought home.
“Even in the darkest hour, we must not succumb to the counsel of despair. I continue to cling to the hope that a brighter future can be found and I refuse to give up on that.”
