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Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales

Not to be confused with proclamation of accession of Charles III.
The Queen and Prince Charles (later Charles III) on the balcony of Caernarfon Castle following the investiture. The Prince of Wales is adorned with a coronet, scepter, and robe.
The setting for the 1969 investiture ceremony in Caernarfon Castle

The investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales (later King Charles III), took place in Caernarfon Castle, north Wales, on 1 July 1969. The ceremony formally presented the title of Prince of Wales to the 20-year-old Charles, eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. He was the 21st heir to the English or British throne to hold the title. The investiture was a revival of a ceremony which had first been used for the previous prince of Wales, Edward (Charles's great-uncle), in 1911. The 1969 event was watched by 500 million people worldwide on television,[1] but it received some opposition in particular from Welsh nationalist organisations.

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