Prince William shared his great grandmother's daring mission as Princess Kate joined Holocaust commemorations.

On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, survivor Tova Friedman says she thought she was the "only Jewish child in the world".

Credit: Dan Kitwood/ Princess Kate joined Prince William for an important event on Monday, Jan. 27. Holocaust Memorial Day takes place annually on Jan. 27. The international memorial urges people around the world to "remember the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust,

Prince William and Kate Middleton paid their respects and reunited with two Holocaust survivors at a special ceremony to mark 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz

The Prince and Princess of Wales honored Holocaust Memorial Day with a commemoration ceremony in London. The annual day of remembrance occurs each year on 27 January, and this occasion in particular marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the largest Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

William is set to attend a special ceremony in London while Charles heads to Poland on the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation