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Queen Elizabeth to become patron of Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Sep 6, 2005, 13:42 GMT
Britain's Queen Elizabeth is to become the patron of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.
The trust will run the annual remembrance on January 27, the day Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated.
Survivors of Nazi atrocities, and Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu leaders, gathered in London yesterday (05.09.05) to launch the charity. In 2006, the day will be moved to Thursday the 26th, as a mark of respect for the Jewish Sabbath.
Meanwhile, the queen has told America's President Bush she is "shocked and saddened" at the devastation caused by the Hurricane Katrina.
The monarch sent a message to the president saying the nation's thoughts are with the families of those who have lost loved ones.
She said: "My sympathy goes to you and the people of the United States, especially to the families of those who have lost their lives."
Elizabeth also expressed horror at the damage and destruction caused by the high winds and flooding.
She sent her sympathies "to the injured and to all who have been affected by this terrible disaster."
Copyright 2005 BANG Media International
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