Caernarfon Castle
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Caernarfon Castle is a medieval fortress in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The first fortification on the site was a motte-and-bailey castle built in the late 11th century, which King Edward I of England
The castle from across the River Seiont
Caernarfon Castle from the west. The town's walls, which were mostly complete by 1285, join with the castle and continue off to the left of the photo.
A painting of Caernarfon by J. M. W. Turner in 1830–1835
A painting of Caenarfon castle from the 18th century by Joseph Farrington
The public investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales took place at Caernarfon Castle on 1 July 1969. The ceremony formally presented the title of Prince of Wales to the 20-year-old Charles, eldest son o
Caernarfon Castle
…insistence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George, a Welshman raised in Caernarfonshire. In 1969, the precedent was repeated with the Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales, (who acceded as Charles III in 2022). Although Caernarfon Castle has been the property of the Crown since it was built, it is currently cared for by…
The setting for the 1969 investiture ceremony in Caernarfon Castle
Parade through the streets of Caernarfon
The coronet made for the investiture
Protest against the Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales at the memorial to Llywelyn the Last, native Prince of Wales in Cilmeri, near Builth Wells in 1969