Prince William, Kate to Visit Holocaust Sites in Poland, Germany

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The Jewish Chronicle reports: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the former Stutthof concentration camp on a tour of Germany and Poland this month, Kensington Palace has announced.

The five-day tour, which begins on July 17 in the Polish capital, Warsaw, will also see the royals visit the Warsaw Rising Museum and the Berlin Holocaust Memorial, meeting survivors at each location. The couple are making the trip at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office – and will also meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Kensington Palace said that as well as meeting business, government and civil society leaders, the Duke and Duchess will “pay special attention to getting to known the young people of Poland and Germany”, including mental health campaigners and entrepreneurs.

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