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    III. His son William, Prince of Wales since 2022, has no plans for an investiture following controversy in Wales regarding the title. It is recorded that...
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    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...
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    The public investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales took place at Caernarfon Castle on Thursday 13 July 1911. This was the first investiture of the Prince...
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  • from time to time. In 2014 The then-Prince of Wales held an investiture at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. Investitures are also held in other Commonwealth...
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    Prince of Wales (Welsh: Tywysog Cymru, pronounced [təu̯ˈəsoɡ ˈkəmrɨ]; Latin: Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the male heir...
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    investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969. Designed by the artist Louis Osman, the coronet was a gift from the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths to the Prince's...
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    The Honours of the Principality of Wales are the regalia used at the investiture of the Prince of Wales, as heir apparent to the British throne, made up...
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    Caernarfon Castle (category Grade I listed castles in Wales)
    The castle was used for the investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1911 and again in 1969. The castle is managed by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic...
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    Arthur, Prince of Wales (19/20 September 1486 – 2 April 1502), was the eldest son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, and an older brother...
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    William, Prince of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982), is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III...
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  • usefulness … as a means of maintaining domination upon the Celtic nations of Britain". The 1969 investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales, saw strong opposition...
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    Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, KG (19 February 1594 – 6 November 1612), was the eldest son and heir apparent of James VI and I, King of England and Scotland;...
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    the Investiture of the Prince of Wales, lyings in state and State Funerals. They also have three mess dinners annually. The Corps today consists of five...
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    character. The investiture of the Prince of Wales, a ceremony revived in 1911, takes place within the shell of Caernarfon Castle in northwest Wales. Since...
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    mother, Queen Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne in 1952. He was created Prince of Wales in 1958 and his investiture was held in 1969. He was educated at...
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    to attend the investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales, in 1969, replying that Charles would not want his "aged great-uncle" there. In the 1960s, Edward's...
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    Wales (Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəm.rɨ] ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the...
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    it the "birdcage". He also had a major role in designing the physical arrangements for the 1969 investiture of his nephew Prince Charles as Prince of Wales...
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    those on duty at the Investiture of the Prince of Wales were termed Green Staff Officers. Ceremonial weapon Ceremonial mace Wand of office Meakin, Tony...
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  • Edward Millward (category Academics of Aberystwyth University)
    his investiture as Prince of Wales. This took place over nine weeks at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, prior to the investiture of the Prince of Wales...
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    ISBN 978-0-09-949087-6. "No. 41460". The London Gazette. 29 July 1958. p. 4733. "Unknown Person – The Investiture of HRH The Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle, 1st...
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    commemorated the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Football Association of Wales. The second match, in 1969, commemorated the investiture of the Prince of Wales. In...
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  • was the site of the investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales. Royal Hillsborough, County Down: On 1 June 2021 Brandon Lewis, the Secretary of State for Northern...
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  • Lloyd-George carried the Sword at the Investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarvon in 1969. He did not acquire a home in Wales until he was 63, when...
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    of the Garter, investiture of The Prince of Wales, lying-in-state, the funeral of the Sovereign, as well as all investitures, and summer garden parties...
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    Kinemacolor (category History of film)
    Unveiling of the Queen Victoria Memorial (1911), Coronation of George V (1911), The Investiture of The Prince of Wales (1911). The company also produced the documentary...
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  • life, the wagons carried the horses of: the Household Cavalry from Kensington to Bangor for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon; the Royal...
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    Princess of Wales (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982), is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, heir...
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    commemorating the investiture of the Prince of Wales. The Pama label lasted until the mid-1970s, at which point Carl Palmer was the driving force, and...
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  • February (the final issue of postage due stamps that had been introduced in 1914) 25th Anniversary of Investiture of The Prince of Wales. Paintings by The Prince...
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