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The Duchess of Cornwall joins Queen Letizia and Queen Maxima at Auschwitz commemoration in Poland - all the photos

Camilla paid tribute during the moving service


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Danielle Stacey
Online Royal CorrespondentLondon
Updated: January 27, 2020
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The Duchess of Cornwall joined Queen Letizia of Spain, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands at a moving service to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in Poland on Monday. Camilla, 72, visited the former Auschwitz-Birkenau camp to join survivors and Heads of State and Government for the commemoration. Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, delivered the welcome address, followed by readings from a series of Auschwitz survivors.

After the service, the Duchess walked 700m alongside the railway lines that brought prisoners to Auschwitz, with the other delegations, including survivors. Camilla's husband, the Prince of Wales, attended the World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem along with other world leaders last Thursday.

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Everyone was visibly emotional at the moving service, which was also attended by camp survivors. 

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Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI were among those who attended the official ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Monday. 

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Polish President Andrzej Duda and Polish First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda lead official delegations to lay candles at the Auschwitz Memorial during the official ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp at the Auschwitz-Birkenau site.

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Swedish Crown Princess Victoria laid a candle at the Auschwitz Memorial as Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and her husband Prince Daniel looked on during the official ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp at the Auschwitz-Birkenau site. 

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King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde of Belgium walked with official delegations to lay candles at the Auschwitz Memorial during the official ceremony on Monday.

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