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Royals Join Aberfan Families and Survivors to Mark 60 Years Since Devastating Tragedy
The royals will join survivors and bereaved families for prayers, wreaths and a choir performance as the community remembers 116 children and 28 adults.
- On Wednesday, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, and Prince William visited Aberfan to mark 60 years since the coal waste tip collapse that killed 144 children and adults, joining survivors and bereaved families for prayer and reflection.
- The coal waste tip collapse on October 21, 1966, occurred after heavy rain sent 150,000 tonnes of coal waste from the Merthyr Vale Colliery into Pantglas Junior School, killing 116 children and 28 adults.
- Survivor David Davies, trapped at his desk, told Metro, "Debris came crashing down from above and from the side." Rescuers discovered he was alive only after seeing his foot move among the dead.
- Earlier this week, Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited survivors, telling them Aberfan "never had justice," while First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth called the disaster "one of the darkest days in our nation's history."
- Prince William will later unveil the Aberfan Memorial Tree at Ynysowen Community Primary School, honoring those lost and cementing the community's enduring legacy of resilience over six decades.
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In 1966 116 children and 28 adults die when a coal mud avalanche in Aberfan burys a primary school. Queen Elizabeth II regrets her whole reign for their reaction to this catastrophe.
116 children died when a mud avalanche in Aberfan buried a primary school among them on October 21, 1966. Thus, the Queen reacted at the time. King Charles (77), Queen Camilla (79) and Prince William (44) travel to Aberfan to commemorate the victims of one of the most serious disasters in the history of Britain. 60 years ago, on October 21, 1966, 116 children and 28 adults were killed in the disaster in the Welsh village.After heavy rains, a hug…
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