The fact that Duchess Kate has a social streak is now known beyond London's city limits. With her latest project she wants to keep the memories of the Holocaust alive.
- Kate Middleton (38) has been married to Prince William (37) since 2011.
- Since then she has been committed to social projects.
- Her latest project on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp in Auschwitz is particularly important to her.
London - On January 27, 1945, part of the concentration camp prisoners were liberated from the Auschwitz concentration camp by the Red Army . Duchess Kate posted very private pictures on her social media accounts. They show two Holocaust survivors , Steven Frank and Yvonne Bernstein, with their grandchildren. The special thing: The Duchess herself took the photos.
Duchess Kate shares emotional pictures on her Instagram account
The Duchess posted two pictures on the Instagram account "Kensingtonroyal" , which now has over 11.1 million followers. There is a family on everyone. The pictures were taken in a dark room, only the people are illuminated by a light. There are also items that the two contemporary witnesses brought to the shoot.
“The first photo shows Steven Frank with his granddaughters Maggie and Trixie. Steven was sent with his mother and brothers to the Westerbork transit camp and then to Theresienstadt . Steven and his brothers were 3 of only 93 children who survived the camp - 15,000 children were sent there, ”the 38-year-old writes about the first picture.
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As part of the commemorations for the 75th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust, The Duchess of Cambridge has taken photographs of two Holocaust survivors with their grandchildren. The first photograph features Steven Frank with his granddaughters, Maggie and Trixie. Alongside his mother and brothers, Steven was sent to Westerbork transit camp then to Theresienstadt. Steven and his brothers were 3 of only 93 children who survived the camp - 15,000 children were sent there. The Duchess also photographed Yvonne Bernstein with her granddaughter Chloe. Yvonne was a hidden child in France, traveling in the care of her aunt and uncle and frequently changing homes and names. The Duchess said: “I wanted to make the portraits deeply personal to Yvonne and Steven - a celebration of family and the life that they have built since they both arrived in Britain in the 1940s. The families brought items of personal significance with them which are included in the photographs. It was a true honor to have been asked to participate in this project and I hope in some way Yvonne and Steven's memories will be kept alive as they pass the baton to the next generation. ”The portraits will form part of a new exhibition opening later this year by @holocaustmemorialdaytrust, Jewish News and @royalphotographicsociety, which will feature 75 images of survivors and their family members. The exhibition will honor the victims of the Holocaust and celebrate the full lives that survivors have built in the UK, whilst inspiring people to consider their own responsibility to remember and share the stories of those who endured Nazi persecution. Portraits © The Duchess of Cambridge
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Duchess Kate photographs survivors - memory of the Holocaust
Next to Steven Frank, Yvonne Bernstein was in front of the Duchess' camera. “The Duchess also photographed Yvonne Bernstein with her granddaughter Chloe. Yvonne was a hidden child in France . She traveled under the care of her aunt and uncle and changed her houses and names frequently, ”says Kensington Palace's Instagram account.
The photos were a project of the heart for Meghan Markle's sister-in-law *. “I wanted to make the portraits very personal for Yvonne and Steven. The families brought personal items that can be seen in the photos, ”Kate writes to the post.
Kate's followers are enthusiastic about the photos and the message that the Duchess sends with them into the world: "This is beautiful," one user writes under the pictures.
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