The Duchess of Cambridge has taken part in a powerful new photography exhibition which displays portraits of Holocaust survivors with members of their families.
The Duchess was invited to be part of the project by the Royal Photographic Society and the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. Kate said she was “honoured to be part of the new photography exhibition,” which brings together “over 50 contemporary portraits of Holocaust survivors and their families.”
A black and white photograph of the Duchess meeting family members was included in a post on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s official Instagram account, as well as a first look at some of the 50 plus portraits.
The post explained that the photographs present survivors who made a home in the UK after “unimaginable loss and trauma”.
Last year marked 75 years since the end of the Holocaust and the exhibition is designed as a “space to remember and share [survivors'] stories” as well as being “a celebration of the full lives they have lived and the special legacy which their children and grandchildren will carry in the future.”
The images were taken by a group of 13 photographers who are fellows or members of the Royal Photographic Society, of which the Duchess of Cambridge is a patron.
Earlier this year, Kate marked Holocaust Memorial Day with a video call to survivors Manfred Goldberg and Zigi Shipper, honouring their strength and bravery.
The “Generations” exhibition is the first time these photographs have been displayed and it is free to visit with a general admission ticket for London’s Imperial War Museum. Further information can be found on its website.
