King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince William visited the Welsh village of Aberfan on Wednesday to mark 60 years since a coal tip collapsed onto Pantglas Junior School, CTV News reports in an Associated Press story.
On 21 October 1966, after days of heavy rain, waste from the Merthyr Vale Colliery slid down the hillside and buried the school and nearby houses, killing 116 children and 28 adults. Coal executives had been warned of the risk beforehand, but no one was prosecuted or lost their job after the inquiry.
At the memorial garden on the site of the school, the King said hearing survivors' accounts had been profoundly humbling. A prayer and a silence were held and wreaths were laid. Survivor Jeff Edwards thanked the royal family for decades of support. The prime minister, Andy Burnham, visited the village earlier in the week.
Source: CTV News
