Charles has been the Prince of Wales for around 64 years. Having assumed the throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, he now passes that title on to his firstborn. On a site visit, William tries his hand at some Welsh expressions.
Prince William and Princess Kate have caused a stir during their visit to Wales. The royals were there on Tuesday for the first time since they were made Prince and Princess of Wales. One of the people who met the heir to the throne told People magazine that William wanted to learn the Welsh language. He has also tried his hand at some Welsh expressions.
After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, William and Kate were inherited by King Charles III. made Prince and Princess of Wales. As a newly married couple, they had been living there for some time. Their last official appearance in Wales as Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was in Cardiff in June, where they rehearsed for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with two of their three children, Prince George, nine, and Prince George, two years younger Princess Charlotte, watch. The couple are expected to visit the country frequently from now on due to their new titles.
As revealed in Season 3 of The Crown, while the then Prince Charles was a student at Cambridge, at the suggestion of Labor Prime Minister Harold Wilson, the then Prince Charles was sent to study Welsh at Aberystwyth University in Wales for two months . Wilson hoped this would promote a spirit of unity between England and Wales. However, the Welsh were not particularly impressed by his visit. Charles himself revealed this later. "Every day I had to go into town to go to these lectures and most days there seemed to be a demonstration going on against me," the 73-year-old told the Telegraph.
Unlike his father, however, William reportedly has no plans to hold an official investiture ceremony as Prince of Wales. This is reported by "Sky News". Instead, the Prince and Princess of Wales want to focus on building trust among the people of Wales.
King Charles was Prince of Wales for around 64 years. His investiture took place on 1 July 1969 in a solemn, televised ceremony at Caernarfon Castle in Gwynedd. He studied Welsh at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth.
