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Queen Elizabeth announced her intention to make Charles Prince of Wales in , when he was just nine years old. At the time, the idea was greeted with excitement by the Welsh people, who felt having the Heir Apparent in their camp would be a wonderful thing. Eleven years later, sentiments had changed. Wonder had been replaced by irritation and followed by contempt. Buckingham Palace, together with the then-Labour government, decided that Prince Charles needed to acquaint himself with Wales. He was pulled out of his ivory tower he was studying at Cambridge University for a term to attend Aberystwyth University and be tutored in all things Welsh, including the language.

His mentor was Edward Millward , an eminent academic who also happened to be a Welsh nationalist active in the Plaid Cymru party the political party of Wales which advocates home rule. It was a bold move, and in many ways Charles was being thrown to the lions. When the Prince arrived in Wales the opposition was obvious. Little Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor makes his public debut. David M. Benett Getty Images. Keystone-France Getty Images.

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