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A SHETLAND woman who led a community knitting campaign for the MRI scanner fundraising appeal is set to feature in a national TV programme next week - and have her portrait painted by an acclaimed artist. Harriet Middleton started the MRI Maakers group back in 2019, encouraging...

The depictions of seven survivors, who include Lily Ebert (pictured), 98, Arek Hersh, 93, Helen Aronson, 95, and Manfred Goldberg, 91, have gone on display at Edinburghs Holyroodhouse.

Stuart Pearson Wrights portrait of Rachel Levy was n commissioned by Charles, Prince of Wales for Seven Portraits: Surviving the Holocaust.

Artist Ishbel Myerscough painted Golders Green survivor Lily Ebert, 98 who met Prince Charles at the unveiling of her portrait at the Queens Gallery

The Prince of Wales commissioned portraits of seven survivors and believes the ""special collection"" of paintings - which will be held in the Royal Collection - will serve as a reminder of ""history's darkest days"" and help to ensure sure horror never happens again.

This small show, organised by the Prince of Wales, is a compelling tribute to those who saw humanity’s worst, but are still smiling today

The Prince of Wales has hailed seven portraits of some of the nation’s last remaining Holocaust survivors as a “powerful testament” to their lived experience.

The Prince's thoughts on the seven portraits he commissioned were shared as he and Camilla viewed the special Holocaust Memorial Day exhibition at Buckingham Palace. 

Lily Ebert (pictured) a Holocaust survivor with a TikTok following of 1.6 million, appeared on GMB today to talk about Auschwitz and having her portrait commissioned by Prince Charles.

The Prince of Wales, 73, commissioned the paintings to be displayed inside Buckingham Palace , to stand as a powerful testament to their experience.