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His Majesty King Charles III is to attend an historic event in Poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau next month.

The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2026, 'Bridging Generations', is a call-to-action. A reminder that the responsibility of remembrance doesn't end with the survivors - it lives on through their children, their grandchildren and through all of us. This theme encourages us all to engage actively with the past - to listen, to learn and to carry those lessons forward. By doing so, we build a bridge between memory and action, between history and hope for the future.

Our Memorial pages have been created to honour and remember all those who endured the Holocaust, Nazi persecution of other groups, and in the more recent genocides recognised by the UK government, and the genocide in Darfur.

The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is appalled that President Putin is deliberately misusing Holocaust language and imagery – this is knowingly distorting the historical record and is antisemitic. He is cynically abusing the term ‘genocide’ to justify Russia’s unprovoked invasion.

In April, we published the Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 Impact Report – showcasing the wide range of activities we delivered and supported to commemorate this important day which took place on 27 January 2025.