Queen Camilla and King Charles lit candles at Sandringham House to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.Photo:Royal Family/Instagram
Royal Family/Instagram
AsKing Charlesheaded into the hospital for prostate surgery, he andQueen Camillashared a special photo to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
On Friday, the British royal family’s social media pages posted a new image of the King, 75, and Queen, 76, lighting candles at Sandringham House earlier this week to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Saturday.
“Holocaust Memorial Day offers a valuable opportunity for the richly diverse communities of this nation to come together and recommit to building a society free from antisemitism, persecution and hatred,” theInstagramcaption read. “🕯️The King has sent a message to all those marking Holocaust Memorial Day tomorrow.”
Holocaust Memorial Day commemorates the lives of the six million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of others killed under Nazi persecution and during subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. Jan. 27 is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, in 1945.
King Charles and Queen Camilla welcome genocide survivors to Buckingham Palace for Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023.VICTORIA JONES/POOL/AFP via Getty
The royals alsoshared an announcementfrom TheAnne FrankTrust U.K. revealing that Queen Camilla has become the organization’s first official royal patron. The charity uses Anne Frank’s life and diary to educate and empower young people to challenge prejudice and discrimination, and Camilla was theguest of honor at the trust’s annual lunch in 2022.
“Let us…learn from those who bore witness to the horrors of the Holocaust, and all subsequent genocides, and commit ourselves to keeping their stories alive, so that each generation will be ready to tackle hatred in any of its terrible forms,” she said in aspeechat the lunch. “And let us carry with us the words and wisdom Anne Frank (a child of only 14 years old) wrote on 7th May 1944: “What is done cannot be undone, but at least one can prevent it from happening again.’ ”
On Friday, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles wasadmitted to the hospitalfor the planned prostate procedure.
“The King was this morning admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment,” said the Friday statement. “His Majesty would like to thank all those who have sent their good wishes over the past week and is delighted to learn that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness.”
As monarch, the status of King Charles' health is significant, and it was understood he wanted to share his diagnosis to encourage men who may be experiencing symptoms to get checked. His decision has already made an impact, as the National Health Service said his announcement prompted a 1,000% surge in searches about prostate enlargement on itswebsite.
King Charles and Queen Camilla werephotographing arrivingat the London Clinic, the same hospital whereKate Middletonhadabdominal surgeryon Jan. 16. PEOPLE understands that the Kingvisited his daughter-in-lawthe Princess of Wales, 42, before his own surgery.
King Charles at Sandringham on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2023.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Samir Hussein/WireImage
On Jan. 17, the palace shared that the sovereign was seeking treatment for anenlarged prostateand would have the “corrective procedure." Buckingham Palace said King Charles’ condition was “benign” and that his public engagements would be postponed for a “short period of recuperation.”
A royal source tells PEOPLE that King Charles will be capable of fulfilling his constitutional requirements and duties during this time, meaning thatPrince Williamis not expected to act asregent.
The Buckingham Palace announcement that King Chares was seeking treatment for an enlarged prostate came less than two hours after Kensington Palace shared that Princess Kate had “planned abdominal surgery” the day prior and that it had been a success.
PEOPLE magazine, Feb. 5, 2024.
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While Princess Kate’s health news was only revealed after her surgery took place, King Charles' announcement came ahead of his planned procedure. The King disclosed his diagnosis, while the Princess of Waleshas kept her private. Kensington Palace said that Princess Kate would have a10 to 14-day hospital stayand anticipated a three-month recovery at home, and the statement said Kate desired to “maintain as much normality for her children as possible” during this time.
“It was sensible [for the King] to be more open about it, as otherwise, people might have thought the worst,” a palace insidertells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s issue.
source: people.com
