COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The King this morning departed from Royal Air Force Marham for Poland and was received upon arrival this afternoon at Krakow Airport by His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Poland (Her Excellency Ms Anna Clunes).

The King visited the Jewish Community Centre, Miodowa 24, Krakow, and was received by the Director (Mr Jonathan Ornstein), the Chairman of World Jewish Relief (Mr Maurice Helfgott), the Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Poland (Rabbi Michael Schudrich), the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom (Sir Ephraim Mirvis) and the Mayor of Krakow (Mr Aleksander Miszalski).

His Majesty, escorted by the Director, spoke to survivors of the Holocaust and met volunteers and refugees before giving an Address.

The King afterwards attended a Ceremony to commemorate the Eightieth Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and was received at Auschwitz-Birkenau by the President of the Republic of Poland and Mrs Duda, and the Director of Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (Dr Piotr Cywinski).

His Majesty held a Meeting with His Excellency.

After attending the Ceremony, The King visited Auschwitz I.

The King this evening arrived at Royal Air Force Northolt from Poland.

Mr Theophilus Rycroft, Ms Muna Shamsuddin, Mr Tobyn Andreae and Commander William Thornton were in attendance.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales this morning received the Crown Prince of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan at Windsor Castle.

The Prince and Princess of Wales this afternoon attended the Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony at Guildhall, Gresham Street, London EC2.

The Prince of Wales this evening received the Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this evening attended a Dinner at St John’s Gate, 26 St John’s Lane, London EC1.