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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

This Royal Risked Her Life to Hide a Jewish Family During World War II

Prince William wearing a blue suit and purple tie standing at a mic in front of lit candles.

Prince William and Princess Kate attended a moving ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Monday, Jan. 27, and during the event, the Prince of Wales shared the incredible story of how his great-grandmother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, helped one Jewish family avoid certain death during the Holocaust.

William took the microphone during a Holocaust Memorial Day service in London, taking a moment to honor "those who risked their own lives to help and save others," including Prince Philip's mother.

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