Will and Kate 'intensely moved' by Holocaust camp visit

Prince William and Kate Middleton were “intensely moved” by their visit to a Holocaust camp in Poland yesterday.

The royal couple are on a five-day tour of Poland and Germany and met with Holocaust survivors at a camp near Gdansk, where 65,000 people lost their lives during WWII.

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Will and Kate looked sombre as they spoke with five people who had spent time at the camp when they were young.

They then signed a visitor’s book at the site, stating “lessons” have been learned which should “never be repeated”.

"We were intensely moved by our visit to Stutthof, which has been the scene of so much terrible pain, suffering and death,” the message, which was signed by both Kate and Will, read.

"All of us have an overwhelming responsibility to make sure that we learn the lessons and that the horror of what happened is never forgotten and never repeated."

One of the survivors they met with was Manfred Goldberg, who spent eight months at the camp working as a slave.

Mr Goldberg moved to the UK when he was 15 and has lived there since.

"I agonised before I agreed to come here, because I felt I'd put it all behind me,” he told the BBC about his decision to return to the camp.

"In 1946 when I was a youngster I was admitted to England, I didn't dream I would ever have the privilege of shaking the hand of a future King of this country."

Later in the day, Will and Kate were pictured downing shots of local liqueur Gdansk Goldwasser, which contains 40 per cent alcohol.

"It is very good, very sweet," said Prince William.

"And very strong… " added a slightly taken aback Kate.

The Duke and Duchess will continue on their official royal tour with a visit to Germany.

There they will visit the Berlin Holocaust museum and take part in a boat race.

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