King, Queen and Prince of Wales visit Aberfan for 60th anniversary of 1966 disaster

King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Prince of Wales visited Aberfan, South Wales, on Wednesday 21 October 2026 to mark 60 years since the 1966 coal-waste landslide. The BBC gives the death toll as 144, including 116 children. The royals toured the Aberfan Memorial Garden, on the former school site, and joined a prayer for those who died.