Aberfan disaster 'most tragic of days imaginable' says King on 60th anniversary
King Charles III, Queen Camilla, and the Prince of Wales joined survivors and families in Wales to mark the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster. The 1966 tragedy saw a colliery spoil tip collapse, killing 116 children and 28 adults at a local school.
Why it matters
Commemorates one of the worst mining disasters in British history and honors the victims and resilient community.
Image source, Press Association Image caption, King Charles paid tribute to the Aberfan community's strength, resilience and "unconquerable spirit" on the disaster's 60th anniversary
The King has described the Aberfan disaster which killed 116 children and 28 adults as the "most tragic of days imaginable" on its 60th anniversary.
Pantglas Junior School and a number of nearby houses in the village near Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales, were catastrophically engulfed in coal slurry after the colliery spoil tip collapsed on 21 October 1966.
King Charles III, Queen Camilla and the Prince of Wales joined survivors and bereaved families on Wednesday and laid wreaths and a posy with the last surviving teacher in the Aberfan Memorial Garden, located on the site of the school.
The King also paid tribute to the community's strength, resilience and "unconquerable spirit".
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