Princess Kate will make a surprise appearance for Holocaust Remembrance Day

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Poland is hosting world leaders at Auschwitz for a commemoration event, and much like the 80th anniversary of D-Day last year, the few people left with attachments to WWII and the Holocaust have been invited to the ceremony. King Charles is in Poland, as in the Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Princess Amalia.

I wondered if Prince William would do much of anything to mark the day, given his 76-year-old father (who is still being treated for cancer) flew to Poland for the day. As it turns out, William was always scheduled to mark the day in London, and at the last minute, Kensington Palace confirmed that the Princess of Wales would join him. I wonder… do you think Kate’s appearance came as a surprise to Buckingham Palace? I kind of think it did. Kensington Palace waited until Charles was already on the ground in Poland to announce Kate’s sudden appearance.

I will update with the new photos of Kate when they come in – I have no idea when the London memorial event is supposed to start. This will be Kate’s second public appearance of the year, following her surprise appearance at the Royal Marsden Hospital two weeks ago.

Update: they arrived at the event a short time ago, but we will have the photos tomorrow.

Photos courtesy of Cover Images.

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70 Responses to “Princess Kate will make a surprise appearance for Holocaust Remembrance Day”

  1. Honey says:

    I watched some of the ceremonies — so haunting and sad. Is it really a surprise visit if it’s announced in advance?

  2. Oh dear Palaces stepping on each others news cycle lol. The royal circus continues although I’m surprised that Peg will allow Can’t to be with him. I guess he will use whomever to help him piss off dear old dad and his equine wife lol.

  3. aquarius64 says:

    I think the Vogue cover announcement has landed badly and somebody at KP and BP told Kate to get out there and do your job as future queen. Her attendance being last minute is telling.

    • Smart&Messy says:

      But it’s always last minute or a surprise. It’s because she recently finished her cancer treatment and there are good days and bad days, remember?? (Take it with sarcasm pls)

      • Smarty-pants says:

        That’s right! Her attendance is a surprise to her. ‘I’m going?? Where? When? Whyyyyyy?’…..

      • BeanieBean says:

        Yep, she woke up this morning & said, ‘I’m feeling good! Let’s see, what’s going on in the world…hm, Holocaust Remembrance Day…sigh, OK, I’ll go.’

        Y’all notice she’s wearing trousers for this event? I was seriously wondering if she’d flash while getting out of the car; but no, she had a moment of clarity & deference this morning when getting dressed.

    • Chrissy says:

      Given her previous actions, I wouldn’t bet against her wearing something flowing and flowery!

  4. Smart&Messy says:

    This is so annoying. Surprise appearance, so the whole thing has to be about her AGAIN! And of course, she is so brave. Remember people, this is her first appearance since she went to the hospital to thank her medical team that treated her for c.a.n.c.e.r. (Specsavers doesn’t count) What Holocaust?

    • AnnaG says:

      Considering the event is about one of the worst atrocities against humankind, if Kitty tries to spin this again about how brave SHE is for picking a pretty dress (Auschwitz colour scheme?) and showing up, I truly hope she will be destroyed in the media. I know she won’t, but one can hope.

  5. Eurydice says:

    Now I’m imagining Kate popping up from behind the screen in the White Drawing Room – Surprise!!

  6. lamejudi says:

    You won’t be able to miss her.

    Maybe Kate will break out her bright pink outfit that was suitable for visiting the 9/11 memorial. Maybe bright red since Valentine’s Day is coming up?

  7. Nic919 says:

    She should have committed to this when it was announced that William was attending the service in the UK. This last minute surprise stuff is putting the focus on her and not the actual holocaust victims.

    • Jais says:

      So yeah. I can’t see a reason for this being a last minute surprise appearance. Agree that this could have just been announced ahead of time.

    • Digital Unicorn says:

      She has a VERY long history of pulling this last min visit stuff – he’s getting just as bad. For her its an attention seeking power move, him its mostly about sobering him up by the looks of him recently. He always looks like he’s still on a bender.

  8. Laura D says:

    *Dons Tin Foil Tiara*

    I “think” she was always scheduled to go to this event as a means to divert attention from whatever headlines that would have been coming out of Harry’s Court case. Without Harry telling the family secrets the impact of this latest “surprise” visit won’t land as hard as they thought it would.

  9. ThatGirlThere says:

    Hopefully she understands the importance of the remembrance and acts accordingly. No preening or wearing bright pink to pull focus and make it about her.

  10. Lady Digby says:

    Before this afternoon’s ceremony, William and Kate, 43, are expected to meet Holocaust survivors at an undisclosed location to hear their personal stories.

  11. Miranda says:

    Using a surprise appearance by your wife to steal the spotlight from your ailing father’s objectively honorable decision to travel and pay respect, in person, to victims and survivors of the Holocaust. That is breathtakingly classless, even by their standards.

    • Chrissy says:

      I absolutely agree. She was told to cancel something trivial she had planned and ordered to attend this somber event, dressed in somber clothing, be respectful and not make it all about her clothes or hair. Someone said “enough with the endless nonsense” from Cannot for once!

  12. Lady Digby says:

    Link to Storyville Nelly and Nadine Ravensbruck 1944 is still available on BBC iPlayer and is incredibly moving.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001lczg

  13. sunny says:

    I don’t care about her motivations(though they are probably selfish), this is an important day to mark especially in today’s global climate.

  14. Old and Tired says:

    I am getting so cynical. My first thought was: “haven’t they suffered enough?”

  15. Tennyson says:

    Perhaps I’m a prude,but I was shocked to see her in July 2017, visiting a Concentration Camp, including the incineration rooms in high heels, flesh-coloured shoes with open toes painted bright red. This with a flowery outfit when everyone was in dark clothes, including all women with dark flat cĺosed shoes

  16. Pebbles says:

    So now she will get all the front pages of their coveted newspapers and the old sickly looking King who works as much as he can will get maybe a byline or cropped pic somewhere. Even after making the trip over and giving a big speech.

    Of course the palace aides behind the scenes will be livid and angry but we won’t see several articles and correspondents on tv admonishing saint kate for thunder stealing like they always did to the Sussexes

  17. Eurydice says:

    It’s so hard for me to feel charitable about her. The thing is the press would be all over her no matter what, and she should be doing events like this. But there have been so many articles about her taking things day by day, not knowing if she’ll feel well or not, she only wants to focus on her personal health, blah, blah, that this becomes all about her bravery in dragging herself out of her sickbed. The nation should feel proud and humbled by her sacrifice. Ack.

  18. Amy Bee says:

    I’m not surprised she attending the London event. She regularly goes and I don’t think Charles cares that she’s going because he’s already has the press repeating that’s he’s the first British monarch to visit Auschwitz. That’s all he cares about. I just think every event she does this year is going to be “surprise” visit.

    • Tessa says:

      Charles travels and gets on with appearances unlike William who cancels appearances and Kate going on about her slow comeback.

  19. Hypocrisy says:

    If it’s printed in an article I am pretty sure it’s no longer a surprise to anyone a random post by someone attending would have made it a surprise. I think we’ve reached the saturation point now with the fluff articles about this woman who does nothing.. heard there was a huge storm there, lots of damage have they even mentioned it in a post? Let alone done anything to help? Britain would be so much better off without the expense of this money sucking lazy 🍑 family.

  20. HeatherC says:

    Speaking about “disaster/trauma” tourism….

  21. Catherine says:

    WanK are back. They use to do this all the time. Announce engagements for the same day as Charles. It was obvious. Which is why the lies they told about the Sussexes creating dairy clashes or overshadowing was such BS.

  22. Bethany Karger says:

    I think she’s absolutely disgusting to thrive from and seek all the attention she can get by something as horrible as cancer. How does a human being do that?

  23. Kittenmom says:

    Wear you florals and grab Willy’s @ss and head down to the holocaust celebration! – Keen Lively probably 🙄

    • Hypocrisy says:

      She really made that one elderly man uncomfortable 🥴.. yikes. Looks awkward af.

      • Tessa says:

        Almost sitting in his chair.

      • She sure did!! Just the look on her face was so ick and he just looked uncomfortable and who can blame him. She was wearing a dark color but her actions were so very happy at a holocaust memorial. She needed to dial that down smile politely and call it a day but nope it’s look at me hugging a holocaust survivor and making it about me me me!

    • BeanieBean says:

      Thank you for the link.

  24. Tessa says:

    As usual it’s made all about Kate, She’s wearing a pearl necklace front and center too.

  25. Tessa says:

    Charles took the event he went to seriously he did not grin inanely and go hugging people like Kate did.

  26. Tessa says:

    The first sentence in DM is about what Kate “wore” including those ostentatious pearls.

  27. First comment says:

    Why do I get the feeling that she’s the one who wants to make more public appearances (with or without William) now that she recovered from whatever she had? She wants to make her presence known.

  28. Sparky says:

    My dad was liberated from Bergen Belsen at the age of 17 and he’s still alive today. Granted, we are Americans but I know my dad couldn’t pick Kate out of a lineup nor have any interest in meeting her or William. They have done nothing to address man’s inhumanity to man.

    • Belinda says:

      Dear Sparky, I’m sitting here thousands of miles away, in silence and honouring your Dad with all my being. I wish I could put into words what I feel, but I can’t, it’s too massive for that. Please know that for your Dad, and everyone who suffered and who died in the Holocaust, will always be remembered, and it must never be forgotten.

  29. aquarius64 says:

    I saw the outfit Kate wore. It gives MILF on the prowl. The layers of pearls gives insecurities, to sell she is a future queen.

  30. Tessa says:

    Thankfully news reports here in us only showed Charles in Poland not the keens

  31. M says:

    Her hair is just ridiculous at this point. Chemo my ass.

  32. Hannah says:

    That wig is veering dangerously into Kimberly Guilfoyle territory

  33. Tessa says:

    The dm trumpeted that kates necklace sold out and more will be in stock. Talk about tacky.

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