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Laura Elston

Duke tells of ‘grief we feel in our hearts’ on anniversary of Dresden bombing

The Duke of Kent joins a human chain in remembrance in Dresden (Till Budde/British Embassy Berlin/PA) -

The Duke of Kent has described “the grief we feel in our hearts” at the “terrible destruction and loss of life” in the Allied bombing of Dresden as he marked the 80th anniversary of the devastating Second World War assault.

Edward, the late Queen’s 89-year-old cousin and the oldest working member of the royal family, travelled to Germany on Thursday to represent the King at the solemn occasion.

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