The Duchess of Cambridge joined the Air Cadets and Holocaust survivors for a day of activities in Cumbria on Tuesday
Photo: © Getty ImagesKate later swapped her quilted jacket for a checked blazer from one of her favourite brands, Really Wild, and an oatmeal jumper for her next engagement of the day in Cumbria.The Duchess joined a boat trip with two of the 'Windermere Children', a group of 300 child Holocaust survivors who came to stay in the Lake District in 1945 for a period of recuperation following the atrocities they experienced in concentration camps of Nazi Occupied Europe.
"It was so powerful to hear how their time in the Lakes enjoying outdoor recreation, sport and art therapy, allowed them to be able to begin to rebuild their lives and eventually, their families here in the UK."The Duchess also stopped off at the Jetty Museum, where she met relatives of survivor, who spoke about how their loved ones' time in Cumbria helped them to go on to build successful lives in the UK.
Kate also learned about the work of the Lake District Holocaust Project to document and educate the public about the experiences of the Windermere Children. In January 2020, the Duchess took moving photographs of Holocaust survivors Stephen Frank and Yvonne Bernstein and their grandchildren in order to mark 75 years since the end of the Holocaust. The images are.
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