CROWNED PRINCE OF WALES

On 26 July 1958, the then nine-year-old Charles was made Prince of Wales, but his investiture was not held for another 11 years so that he could fully understand the significance of the position. On 1 July 1969, aged 20,

Charles was crowned by his mother at

Caernarfon Castle in a televised ceremony.

‘For me, it’s a way of officially dedicating one’s life or part of one’s life to Wales,’ he said of the investiture.