"The king, who danced with Schloss while visiting a Jewish community centre in north London in 2022, said he and Queen Camilla had admired her deeply and he was privileged and proud to have known her. Schloss's death was confirmed on Saturday in a tribute to her in the Jewish News, in which her family described their great sadness at the loss of our dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She as was co-founder and honorary president of the Anne Frank Trust, of which the queen is patron."
"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."
Eva Schloss, Anne Frank's stepsister, has died at the age of 96. King Charles and Queen Camilla expressed deep admiration and said they were privileged and proud to have known her. Schloss co-founded and served as honorary president of the Anne Frank Trust, which the queen patrons. The king noted that the horrors she endured are hard to comprehend and that she devoted her life to overcoming hatred and prejudice while promoting kindness, courage, understanding and resilience through Holocaust education worldwide. Schloss grew up as Eva Geiringer in Vienna, later lived in Amsterdam, was betrayed, arrested at 15 and deported to Auschwitz; her family's story included hidden paintings and was featured in an exhibition.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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