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now on bbc news, sian lloyd goes on a road trip across wales, and back through time, to see what the heir to the throne has done for wales and asks whether we will ever see another investiture like it again. it is one of the most iconic symbols. england on their side and wales over here. it was renamed the prince of wales ridge as a tribute to prince charles and his work in wales. 38,000 people signed a petition against it. but recent

polling suggest a majority support keeping the monarchy in wales. i wa nt to keeping the monarchy in wales. i want to examine the nation cosmic relationship with the prince. i've come on a trip through wales, through the past five decades, in this 50—year—old motorcar, to find out what mark he has left on our country. a lot has changed since the prince was crowned and in fact, the story stretches back even further. prince was crowned and in fact, the story stretches back even furtherlj hereby declare the six edition prior and commonwealth games opened. charles was nine years old and already heir to the throne when an announcement was made to the empire games in cardiff. is a cliche, i know, but i was there. i was 25 yea rs know, but i was there. i was 25 years old, working the bbc. and

then, of course, we had this announcement because the queen wasn't there. i intend to create my son charles, prince of wales. uproar. the crowd went crazy. cheered and it went on and on and on. one teenage boy heard the news at cardiff train station. the announcement came and the roof went off. well, it didn't have a roof but if it had a roof, it would have gone off. what a way to start a holiday. prince of wales! i was mortally embarrassed. the trouble was i was in front of the television at the school with all the other boys. lim it was very embarrassing. they all turned and looked at me. --it wasn't you pee,

i've become the prince of wales, quite exciting, everybody. in north wales, the announcement set another young mind thinking, how did he feel about the monarchy? yes, i remembered it. iwas 15 about the monarchy? yes, i remembered it. i was 15 at the time. we didn't think that they were important to us. irrelevant to wales. i think that's when it started in my mind, what does this have to do with wales today? in the valleys of south wales, a young girl who would later help develop a new curriculum for schools, heard the news. this is 1950s, this is before any real growth in nationalism generally in the uk. there was a great deal of pride and affection for the monarchy. there wasn't a sense of being two camps. it was not

divided. that was to come later on. 11 years later and the atmosphere was very different. there was widespread public support for the investitu re widespread public support for the investiture that welsh nationalism was also on the rise and the government had decided to crown prince charles at a grand investitu re prince charles at a grand investiture ceremony in canarvon. they decided to do it here, in the castle built by the english king edward one, who killed the last native to rule wales in the 13th century. the songs were the ——to become anthems for the protests. the 60s was a period of great change. amidst all of the turmoil,

investitu re amidst all of the turmoil, investiture from norway. the demonstrators gathered at the native castle for the anti— investiture rally. a big ceremony and bring us all together as one happy british family again. that's the way we saw it. we couldn't forget the way the title prince of wales had been taken from us, as it were, and given to the edge of the english throne. the prince put on a brave face. in the run—up to the ceremony, he was sent to learn welsh at the university. alanjones to learn welsh at the university. alan jones was a to learn welsh at the university. alanjones was a student. to learn welsh at the university. alan jones was a student. he was only a kid. he looked so acutely uncomfortable and embarrassed. archive: jokingly, the prince remarked. he was required to do it as part of his role as prince of wales and to remind people in wales of their loyalty to the ground and

the prince of wales. it didn't convince everyone in 1969. never forget the time, endless backbiting criticism, cynicism, everything else. there was always that uncertainty as to what was going to happen. and something did happen. the night before the investiture, two bombers from an extreme nationalist group were killed when the device went off. the investiture was to be a massive event for wales and for the monarchy. there was a lot riding on it. you can cut the

atmosphere with a knife as the excitement builds up to a climax. this former bbc reporter is now a royal biographer. the television coverage was seen by royal biographer. the television coverage was seen by 500 million people throughout the world.“ charles, prince of wales, to become your liege man of life and limb. the investitu re your liege man of life and limb. the investiture seemed to focus a spotlight on the monarchy and of course it focused the spotlight on wales throughout the world. prince charles didn't particularly enjoy what he was doing. i so wonder whether there will ever be a repeat performance by future princess of __by performance by future princess of ——by future prince of wales. s people felt more conscious of the alien nature but others felt drawn toa

alien nature but others felt drawn to a sense of belonging to the monarchy and his representative because of the investiture. there lies the risk, according to professor laura mcallister. raising public awareness about an issue ta kes public awareness about an issue takes opinions stronger. its a great save takes opinions stronger. its a great save ——it is a great example of this situation and thrown into everybody‘s faces like the investitu re everybody‘s faces like the investiture and then people having to make up their minds whether they thought it was good or bad. i think there has been a real shift in public mood towards authority. we are far less deferential now. we don't believe that we should respect authority just because don't believe that we should respect authorityjust because it is in a position of authority and power. but did the prince of wales move with changing times? i'm going to find out what he did over the next five

decades. in the 1970s, prince charles started speaking out about things he thought mattered in wales. he wasn't the first prince to do so. an earlier prince of wales, edward viii, is often quoted as saying that "something must be done" when confronted by poverty in the welsh valleys in the 1930s depression. so what has this prince done to help disadvantaged communities here? one of the main aims of my committee has always been to give help and encouragement to those dedicated groups of volunteers and enthusiasts who want to work on practical projects for improving their environment. in 1970, he became chair of the welsh countryside committee. the committee succeeded in generating such enthusiasm in one member that he rushed off and organised volunteers into tidying up the top of a small mountain in flintshire, while i contributed by hobbling up mount snowdon only to find a fairly hideous mess at the summit.

the cafe has since been replaced. the prince's innovative campaigns to protect the environment continued. when you think that each person produces roughly 2lbs of rubbish per day using non—returnable bottles and indestructible plastic containers, it is not difficult to imagine the mountains of refuse that we shall have to deal with somehow. the prince then went to serve in the armed forces. will your service commitments mean we will see rather less of you in wales? inevitably, yes, unless i can get sent to swansea! in 1976, the prince of wales used his naval pension to start the prince?s trust, which today supports 3,000 young people in wales with employment, skills and business opportunities.

in 1981, the royal wedding. wales took diana its heart. they thought she was splendid. and sir norman helped organise many of diana's visits here, too. when the two of them arrived, and they would go on either side of the road, there was always a great shout from the side where the princess went, which i think prince charles found a little bit disconcerting, that she was infinitely more popular. did diana overshadow charles? always, every day, every moment of every day. when there were two of them in a room, it was only her at any time that anybody wanted to see. nobody wanted to know about charles, nobody at all, unfortunately for him, because he's a well—intentioned, well—meaning person. he really is. but she was a star.

archive: the young prince looked a little nervous, but obviously enjoyed the atmosphere at llandaff cathedral in cardiff, the first destination of his first visit to wales. st david's day 1991, and the introduction of charles and diana's eight—year—old son william. outside later, there was a real party atmosphere, and to the delight of the crowds, the young prince took centre stage to officially unveil cardiff's new logo. to less fanfare, prince charles continued his work with 42 charities and organisations in wales. what i have tried to do is work through these different organisations that i have set up to act as a catalyst and bring people together from a whole range of walks of life and agencies and organisations. but has charles‘s work can proceed with the same enthusiasm as edward viii? if something has to be done i have

just got and done it but people haven't bothered to find out about it. the prince started expressing his views personally to people of influence and power. this is an example of one of the periodic letters i had from prince charles. i used to get regular letters, as did other cabinet ministers, from the prince of wales, written in his own hand, but his views tended more to come out, notjust in his letters, but also in one to one conversations. he writes to politicians and attempts to influence them personally. he is not meant to do that. constitutionally, he should be neutral. some people are concerned about an exertion of soft power, because of the position there is the influence, the ear of people who can make changes, people who are in authority, other people wouldn't have access to people like you.

the prince of wales and the future king is not the average citizen, he is in a unique position. i don't understand the proposition that he shouldn't have an opinion or express it. he's very careful about expressing his opinions. he's forceful in private, but very rarely in public. 0ne occasion where the prince intervened very publicly was when he ate beef carved from the bone at a time when it was banned because of fears about bse. the welsh secretary who ate it too was later said not to have known it was cooked that way. the worry would be that when he becomes king, he won't be able to voice his personal opinions quite so clearly. do you think that will be difficult for him? i think it will be. i think he'll be biting his tongue quite a bit. the late ‘90s were among the prince's most difficult years. charles divorced in 1996,

and in ‘97, diana was killed in a car crash. wales mourned. a simple memorial of candles and flowers in a swansea market, an expression of how much the princess had meant to wales. diana's memory lives on in this portrait in cardiff city hall. after she died, i was sent here, and saw lines of people as far as the eye could see who had come to sign her book of condolence. it was unprecedented. i had never known anything like it. nobody else had. i mean, it really was quite extraordinary, the amount of mourning, the amount of grief there was, and, of course, there was also a huge amount of anger directed specifically at prince charles, and generally against the royal family.

did the public‘s anger against charles, though, take longer to disappear? i'm not saying that people have forgiven him, but probably, attitudes have softened. the royal family realised that something had to be done to improve the public‘s understanding of the role of the prince in wales, and the turn of the century saw a big shift in the way they do business here. the biggest change came when the prince bought his first home in wales. i'm now in muddfai in west wales and this is where the prince has set up home. i'm thrilled to be able have somewhere at last in wales in wales that i can come to, a0 years too late. we are delighted that you have chosen this beautiful and historic area for your home in wales. the prince's home, llynywermod,

is owned by the duchy of cornwall, the heir to the throne's estate, which funds his official duties in wales. like other prominent figures, his security is paid for by the public purse. this isn't a grand palace in a capital city, but an organic farm in carmarthenshire. and very much in keeping with the prince's passions, llynywermod was restored using local materials and traditional methods. the point is to try and enable people to rediscover the value of these natural materials and how marvellous they are to work with and actually they are more sustainable which is the point. all sorts of organisations have suddenly begun to understand the importance and the point behind what they are doing here with these sorts of materials. alanjones put a thatched roof on the prince's barn at llwnywermod.

he also works with the prince's foundation to pass on traditional skills. it's a wonderful opportunity for students to get involved with heritage crafts. we get students to go on work placements and they actually get to work with people who have been doing it for years and transfer the skills. there's a massive demand to look after our built environment. but it is notjust for old homes. the prince's foundation helps build whole new sustainable communities. i've come to llandarcy, near neath and the site of an old oil refinery that is being transformed into a new village. it's a project that's very close to the prince's heart called coed darcy and it's fair to say that it's one of his most ambitious projects anywhere in the uk. the prince's foundation is advising the developers here

how to create 4,000 homes, shops, schools and businesses, all within walking distance of each other, and using local supply chains to cut carbon emissions. small changes in construction material can produce a big effect. simple, regionally produced materials, which can be assembled on site, support localjobs, regional industry and help achieve greater carbon reduction. this is better both for the environment and for local economies. the prince has used his base in wales to promote his other interests in sustainable food production and complementary medicine. he is also patron to music and the arts in wales and the royal harpist — a post he created — plays at receptions at llwynywermod. i think the areas that the prince of wales has concentrated

on may not seem to be, as it were, mainstream issues at the top of the political agenda to a lot of people, but areas that he thinks he can make a bit of a difference on. and areas where either he shouldn't, or he couldn't, because they're the proper province of, of contemporary political argument, controversy, governmental sensitivity, he doesn't tend to get involved in those areas in any sense in public. but does dafydd iwan, who opposed the investiture, think the prince has made a difference in the past five decades? they are succeeding, i think, to normalise the royal family as a family of acceptable celebs who have normal interests. that doesn'tjustify his position as prince of wales. but i think he has done some excellent work through the prince's trust. there is no point in painting him as an evil character.

i mean, he's done the best of a bad job, it has cost us a lot of money. but i think he's contributed, yes. charles is now the longest serving heir to the throne ever. but after all this time, he still faces some opposition. when the prince of wales bridge was renamed after him, 38,000 people signed an online petition saying the honour should be given instead "to someone who has done something for wales." this is a spontaneous demonstration, really, which came about from a message on facebook. now, of course, we have social media, it's very easy to gather people's voices together and build up some kind of momentum for or against anything. and i think we also are in a slightly different environment now where people are less deferential to authority, and particularly towards royalty, where they feel there are inequalities being reflected and privilege being reflected

at a time when a lot of people are struggling to make ends meet. that could easily come to a head in a discussion around the next prince of wales and any attempt at organising a ceremonial event with pomp and ceremony, such as an investiture. a royal source has said that they do expect there to be another prince of wales. a recent bbc poll suggested half definitely want one. if charles becomes king, william will become heir to the throne and, if his father agrees, prince of wales. so, what's been done to prepare william for the role? as a young man, he lived on anglesey for three years, working as a sea rch—and—rescue pilot. if prince william does become prince of wales, what sort of a prince of wales do you think he'll be? i think he'll have a greater knowledge initially than his father,

because of the time he spent in anglesey, in raf valley, you know, going shopping to the supermarket, and meeting local people on a totally informal basis, will have given him a greater insight into how welsh people operate and, surely, he will do a splendid job. people who follow the royals believe william will bring a new approach to the position, were it to be granted to him. the role of prince of wales has to be redefined because it has to appeal to the younger generation, they generally have an air of less deference and less reverence to everybody, including royalty. that's no bad thing. so, the groundwork has been laid for the creation of another prince of wales. but what about another investiture ceremony? i just don't know whether the young

people think the same way as one did in those days of going for pomp and circumstance, to think about it, pomp and circumstance is what we are all about. to mark the 50th anniversary of the investiture of prince charles, the queen held a reception at buckingham palace in march. and the prince will be in wales this week. but there are no street parties planned in caernarfon to mark the occasion. currently, no—one in authority wants to talk publicly at least about a future investiture. but in the same poll for the bbc, a1% suggested there should be another royal occasion like the last one and 20% want a different type of ceremony. i'm not in charge of the monarchy myself, but my reading of it is that the authorities involved want to remodel the royal family as something,

so, i think holding another investitu re, for instance, would create so much furore on the social media. i don't think they would risk another furore over an investitu re ceremony. but i might be wrong. there are some who will object to everything to do with the royals, you know, given the chance, they'll want to say i'm agin it. if there was a decision to hold an investiture for prince william, i would be incredibly surprised if this didn't prove to be a very, very divisive and significant moment in the political history of wales. i've come to the end of myjourney, exploring wales's relationship with charles, and his work as prince of wales. during those 50 years, he has changed and so has wales. his work here is recognised,

but not by everyone. how a future prince is created and how he conducts his role will be hugely significant, but on this anniversary, only very few people really know. in today's uncertain political climate, this debate could run and run, and no—one can predict precisely where, when or how it will end. good evening. sunshine should return more widely to england and wales. it is still lingering in the south, giving some splashes of rain, bit of misty low cloud around the coast of

south—west wales and south—west england. much fresher to start our sunday. with light wind and plenty of strong sunshine, it will feel pleasa nt of strong sunshine, it will feel pleasant enough. you can see the wind bringing showers into north—east of scotland, a few sharp ones across the pennines, but by that stage we should have cleared the remnants of the showers and the south of that weather front. the wind is relatively light so feeling pleasa nt wind is relatively light so feeling pleasant in that strong july sunshine. temperature is about average for this time of year. into the high teens, low 20s on saturday. mostly fine on monday, but showers on tuesday.

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