King Charles says trip to mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation is 'so important' as he welcomes Holocaust survivor to Buckingham Palace The King has described his decision to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau as 'so important'.
Charles spoke about his forthcoming trip when he met Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg at a Buckingham Palace reception commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27.
'I feel I must go for the 80th anniversary, (it's) so important,' the King later told the elderly survivor who visits schools to give first-hand accounts of the Holocaust, and was described by the King as 'very special'.
Ahead of the event next Monday, Charles will meet members of the local community in Krakow and Poland's President Andrzej Duda, Buckingham Palace has said.
'But I think it is an astounding affirmation by His Majesty that he fully understands the colossal injustice and atrocity that was perpetrated against Jewish people during the Holocaust.
