Standing in for the Queen, the Duchess was excited to be reunited with old friend, Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg, 92, whom she has met twice previously, most recently talking to him over video call last year to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
With her bright smile, the Duchess welcomed the guests to the party.
‘Manfred,’ she beamed, ‘it’s so lovely to see you again. How are you? When I saw your name on the guest list I thought ‘yes!’ I am so happy to see you! How have you been?’
Afterwards Mr Goldberg who was liberated in 1945 and came to England where he married and went on to have four children and 12 grandchildren, joked of having met the duchess: ‘These are some of the perks granted to us as a consequence!’
His wife said: ‘She is so sweet.’
The Duchess looked beautiful in a mint green, a dress she has worn before, designed by her in-house seamstress.
