Royal family to visit Aberfan on 60th anniversary of the disaster
King Charles III, Queen Camilla and the Prince of Wales will travel to the Welsh village of Aberfan on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, to honour the memory of the 144 victims — 116 children and 28 adults — killed when a coal tip collapsed onto a school on 21 October 1966. The programme includes the memorial garden, meetings with survivors and bereaved parents, prayers and a minute's silence.
Sevara Azamova