Kate Middleton Opens Up About Discussing The Holocaust With Prince George
Kate Middleton has opened up about how she and Prince William discuss tragic events with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
On Monday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended the Holocaust Memorial Day service in London and a reception to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
During the commemorative event, the 38-year-old mother-of-three spoke to Bergen-Belsen survivor Mala Tribich and told her that she and her husband were ‘talking to the children’ about the Holocaust earlier in the day.
‘But we have to be, you know, for a six-year-old… the interpretation,’ the royal added, suggesting that the couple had to be careful how they explained the mass murders to their eldest son, George.
During the service, the Duke and Duchess William met 12 survivors of the Holocaust, and others of mass genocide including those from Rwanda and Darfur. They also joined a group of survivors in placing six candles onto the stage, which represent the six million Jews who lost their lives in the Holocaust.
‘It was so emotional, so many moving stories,’ Kate later told attendees at the reception. ‘You were fantastic,' she added, before asking Tribich how she opens up about her survival story to schoolchildren. ‘Do your experiences resonate with them? Do they feel they can do something for their generation?
‘So many families are totally torn apart by the trauma and how that plays out over the generations.’
The 89-year-old opened up about her discussion with the royal to reporters, adding that she presumes the Duke and Duchess talk about the Holocaust with their children ‘in the measure that it’s applicable to that age’.
Arriving at the service earlier in the evening, William told several of its attendees of how he hopes to inspire his children to keep alive the memories of those who suffered during the Holocaust.
‘We were talking this morning about how you carry on this message for future generations,’ he said. ‘We will do our best.’
For the event, the Duchess wore a grey Catherine Walker coat with black tights and black stiletto pumps. She previously wore the coat for a visit to King's College with the Queen in March 2019.
On Sunday, Kensington Palace released several images on Instagram that were taken by Duchess of Cambridge of Holocaust survivors, who moved to the UK in the 1940s, and their families.
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