Investiture of the prince of Wales

The ceremony was last held in 1969 for Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son and heir apparent, who became king on 8 September 2022 as Charles III.

[1][2][3] It is recorded that Llywelyn ap Gruffudd had deposited his coronet along with his other regalia with the monks at Cymer Abbey for safekeeping at the start of his final campaign in 1282.

The coronet was seized and presented to King Edward I of England as a token of the complete annihilation of the independent Welsh state.

[7] The crown was also worn at the public ceremony of investiture of Edward as Prince of Wales, held at Caernarfon Castle on 13 July 1911.

[14] I, Charles, Prince of Wales, do become your liege man of life and limb and of earthly worship, and faith and truth I will bear unto thee, to live and die against all manner of folks.

[20] Multiple organisations and individuals in Wales were against the investiture including Dafydd Iwan,[21] Edward Millward,[22] Cofia 1282 ("remember 1282")[23] and the Welsh Language Society.

[26] Since the investiture of Charles, further notable organisations and figures in Wales have called for an end to the title including Plaid Cymru (which has since changed its stance),[27][28] Republic,[29] Michael Sheen,[30] Dafydd Elis-Thomas,[31] Leanne Wood,[32] and Bethan Sayed.

[36] A BBC poll in 2009, marking the 40th anniversary of the investiture, showed that 58 per cent of the Welsh population was in favour of a similar public ceremony for Prince William after the accession of Charles to the throne.

[37] A poll in July 2018 again found 57% of Welsh people in support of the title passing on after the accession of Charles to the throne, with 27% opposed.