Prince Charles paints a portrait of British Holocaust survivors

British heir to the throne Charles asked 7 renowned artists to paint a portrait of the surviving British Holocaust survivors. A documentary on the special initiative was made by the BBC . The 7 Holocaust survivors were placed in Nazi concentration camps and ghettos during World War II. Survivors who later settled in Britain are now in their 1990s. Portraits reminiscent of Nazi-era war crimes are scheduled to be exhibited in London and Edinburgh. As the number of Holocaust survivors is sadly but inevitably declining, I hope that this special collection will serve as a guiding light for our society, recalling not only the darkest days in history, but also the interconnection with which humanity seeks to create a better world for our children, grandchildren and unborn generations, where hope triumphs over despair and love triumphs over hatred, says Prince Charles in the documentary. The BBC’s one-hour production will be screened on 27 January, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The show features 7-year-old men and women, reliving their memories and giving viewers an insight into the process of making the portraits. One of the survivors in the film, Helen Aronson, escaped from a Nazi ghetto in Poland with her mother and brother, where hundreds of people died of hunger and disease every day. Skeleton-thin people walked down the street, some who collapsed on the way and died. My brother got typhus, and it’s a miracle he survived, ”said the old woman, whose portrait was painted by Paul Benney. The 7 portraits, which will be included in the Royal Collection, will be on view from 27 January to 13 February at Buckingham Palace, Queen’s Gallery. The works will be exhibited at the Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh from 17 March to 6 June . The Nazis wanted Jews not to stay in Europe. Instead, we now pay tribute to the survivors in the heart of British society at Buckingham Palace, said Karen Pollock, head of the Holocaust Education Foundation. Prince Charles had also previously commissioned portraits of 12 veterans who had taken part in the D-Day landing. Images reminiscent of World War II heroes were exhibited at the Queen’s Gallery in 2015.