King Charles is officially returning to royal duties after his holiday at Sandringham Castle. As he holds the first royal event of the year.
On Monday, the monarch’s office released an insight into Charles’ first visit of the year, although Prince Harry is set to return next month.
While the Queen was not present with Camilla Charles to mark the milestone day for the 80 Candles for 80 Years project, the King did make a special guest appearance.
“Honoring Holocaust survivors and ensuring their stories are never forgotten,” the message read alongside a video of the events shared. “At Buckingham Palace, King met with Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg, 94, and representatives of organizations working to educate future generations about the Holocaust.”
The Palace shared that Charles “lighted a candle for the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust’s ’80 Candles for 80 Years’ project and explored the Holocaust Educational Trust’s new AI and virtual reality tools for survivors.” Bringing martyrdoms and Holocaust sites to life for students.”
The afternoon concluded with a “moving performance by EcoEternal, a project that invites young people to create an artistic response to the testimonies of British Holocaust survivors.”
The meeting at the palace comes just weeks before Prince Harry returns to the UK in which, according to royal expert Richard FitzWilliams, he will “protest” against his father by refusing to stay in the royal residence.
The Duke of Sussex will return to his legal case against the British tabloids in February. When Harry visited the UK earlier, reports claimed he was offered a stay at the royal residence by his father, but Harry declined.