Prince William and Kate attend UK commemoration as Holocaust survivors remember Auschwitz horrors
Kate Middleton hugs elderly woman wearing blue coat
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Briefing
Around 50 Holocaust survivors, some of whom told their own stories, have held commemorations to mark 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.
Tova Friedman, 86, recalls her journey through the camp: "The cries and prayers of so many desperate women pierced my soul and haunt me to this day."
Friedman, who was six when Auschwitz was liberated, said: "I wonder if I was the only Jewish child in the world."
Meanwhile, Marian Turski, 98, whose brother and father were killed at Auschwitz, says we must remember the millions who cannot share what they experienced.
The BBC's Paul Kirby, reporting from Auschwitz, said: The words that resonate here today belong to the dwindling number of survivors.
The BBC is commemorating the day with special programmes on television, radio and online.
Almost 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were killed at the Auschwitz complex, making it the site of the largest mass execution of human beings ever recorded.
Live coverage
Broadcast of the UK's Holocaust Remembrance Day event begins now.
Eighty years after the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, survivors and dignitaries, including members of the royal family and the prime minister, attended a memorial to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Broadcast of the ceremony begins now. You can log in by clicking Watch Live at the top of this page.
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