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King Charles Hails His 'Special Connection' with Wales During Landmark Senedd Visit
Charles said he felt privileged to have a special connection with Wales and addressed the Senedd in Welsh during its ceremonial opening.
- On Thursday, King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the ceremonial opening of the Welsh Parliament , where Charles spoke in Welsh to hail his "special connection" with Wales.
- Protesters chanted "not my King" and "down, down, down with the Crown" as Charles and Camilla arrived to greet First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth and Llywydd Huw Irranca-Davies outside the parliament.
- During the visit, Charles met Gareth Jones, a survivor of the Aberfan disaster, and 10-year-old Noah, whose great-grandfather Stephen Andrew saved children at Pantglas Junior School.
- Gareth Jones grew visibly emotional meeting the King, describing the discovery that his rescuer was Noah's great-grandfather as "amazing."
- Charles, Camilla, and the Prince will visit Aberfan next week to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster tragedy.
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King Charles opened the seventh legislative term of the Welsh Parliament in Cardiff, accompanied by loud protests against the monarchy.
King Charles hails ‘special connection’ as he speaks Welsh in Senedd
King Charles has spoken of his "special connection" to Wales while delivering an address to the Welsh Parliament.He attended the ceremonial opening of the Senedd on Thursday alongside the Queen, marking their first joint presence at the event since he became monarch.
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King hails ‘special connection’ with Wales in Senedd address
The ceremonial opening of the Welsh Parliament follows a Senedd election.
·London, United Kingdom
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