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'Let go of the King's hand': 98-year-old reprimanded
- King Charles hosts Buckingham Palace reception for Holocaust Memorial Day, highlighting survivor stories.
- Helen Aronson refuses to release King Charles's hand, prompting a daughter’s reminder to let go.
- Aronson, liberated from the Lodz Ghetto at age 12, shares a poignant moment with the King.
- Portraits of seven Holocaust survivors, commissioned by Charles, are now part of the Royal Collection.
- Charles and Camilla light candles to honor those who died in the Holocaust and other genocides.
- King Charles reflected on the survivors' stories as guiding light for society.
- The event referenced the liberation anniversary of Auschwitz and memory of six million Jewish victims.
- The couple viewed portraits of seven Holocaust survivors during the reception.
- Zigi Shipper’s family attended; Shipper died in 2023 at 93.
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