The King said he was “privileged and proud” to have known Eva Schloss.King Charles has led tributes to Anne Frank’s step-sister and Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss who has died aged 96.
Mrs Schloss was the co-founder and honorary president of the Anne Frank Trust, which Queen Camilla is Patron of.
In the 1940s, Mrs Schloss and her family were chased from their home in Austria. They lived as refugees in the Netherlands before they were captured and sent to the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp.
In a tribute posted on social media, the King wrote: “My wife and I are greatly saddened to hear of the death of Eva Schloss.”He continued: “The horrors that she endured as a young woman are impossible to comprehend and yet she devoted the rest of her life to overcoming hatred and prejudice, promoting kindness, courage, understanding and resilience through her tireless work for the Anne Frank Trust UK and for Holocaust education across the world.
“We are both privileged and proud to have known her and we admired her deeply.
“May her memory be a blessing to us all.”
