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15 Sep 2022

King Charles III’s controversial history with Wales

Home Affairs Correspondent

Long queues are expected in Cardiff when the King continues his tour of the UK.

Wales is a country he knows particularly well from his days there as a university student – and of course he was invested as Prince of Wales more than a half a century ago.

But the relationship is not without controversy.

Even this week, the King’s decision to declare his son William as Prince of Wales prompted a petition calling for an end to the title.