Prince Charles will attend a London event celebrating the 70th anniversary of a decision which saved thousands of Jewish children’s lives.
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The heir to the throne will be among a host of dignitaries joining hundreds of Kindertransport evacuees – children who were allowed to flee Europe for Britain shortly before the outbreak of World War II – to celebrate the historic parliamentary decision.
A Clarence House spokesman said: “The Prince of Wales is delighted to be invited to meet the remaining kinder and their families. The event recognises an important and noble point in British history.”
Other famous faces set to attend include Lord Richard Attenborough, Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks and keynote speaker Sir Martin Gilbert.
The event, due to be held on November 23, will feature a service of remembrance a Klezmer concert and a panel discussion chaired by Edwina Currie.
Erich Reich, chairman of the Association of Jewish Refugee’s Kindertransport committee, said: “We are celebrating one of the single most important decisions ever taken by the British government. Thanks to its intervention some 10,000 children, myself included, were saved from certain death.
“We believe this occasion will prove to be an exceptional celebration in the company of some of those young children who arrived on these shores so many years ago.”
Prince Charles recently became the patron of London’s Jewish Museum, the first time he has become a member of a Jewish community organisation in Britain.
