In 1969, royal photographer Norman Parkinson photographed then-Prince Charles preparing for his investiture, which took place on July 1 of that year at Caernarfon Castle in Wales.

1 July 1969. The Investiture of the Prince of Wales - when Prince Charles was formally presented to the Welsh people as their Prince - was broadcast live on 1 July 1969.

When Prince Charles was preparing to for his investiture as the Prince of Wales in 1969, it was decided that he needed to get to know Wales, its people, its culture, and most importantly its language.

Twenty-year-old Prince Charles studied at Wales’s Aberystwyth College in 1969 before his investiture ceremony. This was to learn about the Welsh people by living among them and the complex ...

When Charles was crowned Prince of Wales ... 1969, Charles made history as his mother placed his futuristic coronet on his head while 4,000 invited guests saw the proceedings in person and a ...

Spectators at Caernarfon Castle take in the ceremony of investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, Gwynedd, Wales, on July 1, 1969. At centre is the royal dais with its perspex canopy and ...

A repeat of the 1969 investiture for the Prince of Wales is highly unlikely, Lord Elis-Thomas says. ... He spoke ahead of the first visit of King Charles III to Wales as monarch.

King Charles referenced Prince William's relationship with Wales and his ... Prince William did not have an investiture ceremony for his Prince of Wales position like his father did in 1969, ...