King Charles III said "the act of remembering the evils of the past remains a vital task" as he met Holocaust survivors in Poland. He spoke at a Jewish community centre in Krakow ahead of becoming the first British head of state to visit Auschwitz, where he attended a commemoration event to mark the 80 years since its liberation.

Charles appeared emotional and wiped his eye at one point during a ceremony to mark 80 years since the Nazi death camp was liberated.

King Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton are leading the royal family’s commemorations of the victims of the Holocaust on Holocaust Memorial Day.