Kate Middleton Will Attend the Holocaust Memorial Day Service After All

glamour.com:

has made the “last-minute” decision to join for a ceremony commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27. , Prince William had been scheduled to attend the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp; however, Princess Catherine was a late and unexpected addition to the guest list.This is Kate’s first official royal engagement since announcing her remission from cancer on January 14 while , where she had also been a patient.Kate Middleton during a visit to The Royal Marsden Hospital on January 14, 2025 in London, England.Both Kate and William also attended the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in January 2020, so their visit is in 2025 is not at all surprising.

However, the timing—and especially Kate’s insistence on attending, even though she was not initially scheduled to—seems especially poignant given the events of the past week.

On January 16, Elon Musk while on stage following the 2025 inauguration of President Donald Trump. Musk, who has a role in the Trump administration as the co-leader of the (a rebranding of the United States Digital Service), has not yet confirmed or denied the intention of the gesture; however, many people have come forward condemning it anyway.Amy Spitalnick, the leader of the US Jewish civil rights organization Jewish Council for Public Affairs, that Musk’s actions would lead to surge in “violent extremism” against Jewish people.

To Spitalnick, “there was nothing ambiguous” about his salute. Musk by making several Nazi puns on X.com.Across the pond, Musk is , especially after accusations that he has been meddling in UK politics.