The Duke of Kent, aged 90, undertook an uncommon public engagement on Tuesday when he attended the Imperial War Museum in London to observe Holocaust Memorial Day.
Photographs shared via the Royal Family's Instagram account showed the late Queen Elizabeth II's cousin seated in a wheelchair—the first occasion he has been seen using one publicly, having previously relied on a walking stick.
Prince Edward, who serves as President of the Board of Trustees for the Imperial War Museum, attended a musical performance by the English Chamber Orchestra during his visit.
The occasion marked a significant moment as members of the Royal Family commemorated this solemn anniversary across multiple venues in the capital.
The Duke of Kent made a rare appearance on Tuesday attending the Holocaust Memorial Event at the Imperial War Museum in London
|The duke dedicated more than two decades to military service, spending 21 years in the Armed Forces with postings across the United Kingdom and abroad in locations including Hong Kong, Cyprus and Northern Ireland.
Following his retirement from the army in 1976, he received the honorary rank of major-general in 1983, later being elevated to field marshal in 1993.
His commitment to supporting military causes has remained steadfast throughout the subsequent decades.
Among his numerous affiliations, he holds the position of President of the RAF Benevolent Fund alongside his trusteeship role at the Imperial War Museum.
These connections have kept him engaged with armed forces matters long after his active service concluded.
Although the Duke has considerably scaled back his public duties in recent years, he continues to fulfil commitments connected to his patronages and charitable organisations.
The Royal Family shared images of the duke at the event on social media
|Earlier this month, he participated in a dinner celebrating six decades of his membership with Westminster and Keystone Chapter Number 10, and separately attended a performance by Dame Imogen Cooper in his capacity as patron of Wigmore Hall.
The past year brought profound personal sorrow for the Duke, who lost his wife Katharine following 64 years of marriage.
The Duchess of Kent, who had relinquished her HRH title in 2002 and withdrawn from public life in later years, passed away aged 92 on 4 September, with her Catholic funeral held at Westminster Cathedral.
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While the duke attended the Imperial War Museum, the King and Queen hosted a Holocaust remembrance reception at Buckingham Palace on the same day.
The royal couple met with Holocaust survivors and participated in a candlelighting ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945.
King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed Holocaust survivors and their relatives to Buckingham Palace today for a special reception marking Holocaust Memorial Day. | PADuring the reception, Charles viewed portraits depicting seven Holocaust survivors, including 98-year-old Helen Aronson, who was among approximately 750 individuals liberated from the Lodz Ghetto in Poland—a camp through which some 250,000 people passed.
The annual commemoration honours the six million Jewish people who perished during the Holocaust, together with millions of others killed under Nazi persecution and victims of genocides that followed.