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  1. The Queen visits Aberfan days after the disaster: 1966

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  2. What Really Happened When Queen Elizabeth Visited Aberfan

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  4. Aberfan disaster: The Queen's regret after tragedy

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  5. How Did the 1966 Aberfan Disaster Happen? The Queen's Reaction

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  1. The Crown : The True Story Behind Queen Elizabeth's Visit to Aberfan

    The disaster in Aberfan in October 1966. The Queen's Visit As the show correctly depicts, at first Queen Elizabeth II neglected to visit Aberfan, sending Prince Philip instead.

  2. Why Queen Elizabeth Waited to Visit the Aberfan Disaster in 'The Crown

    It has been said that Queen Elizabeth's biggest regret is her response to the Aberfan mining disaster. Here's why it took her eight days to visit, as depicted in 'The Crown' season 3.

  3. Aberfan disaster: The Queen's regret after tragedy

    The Aberfan disaster, which killed 116 children and 28 adults, was a tragedy that devastated the Queen.

  4. The True Story of the Aberfan Disaster

    The real Elizabeth didn't visit Aberfan until eight days after the disaster. Decades later, the queen reportedly deemed this decision her " biggest regret ."

  5. The True Story of the Aberfan Disaster in The Crown Season 3

    Queen Elizabeth really did wait eight long days to visit the site of an infamous coal-mining tragedy. Here's the true story of the Aberfan disaster of October 21, 1966, which killed 144 people.

  6. How the 1966 Aberfan Mine Disaster Became Elizabeth II's ...

    Queen Elizabeth II laying a wreath to commemorate the victims of the Aberfan disaster of 1966, years later in September of 1973. Despite the magnitude of the calamity, Queen Elizabeth II at first ...

  7. The Crown Season 3: The Devastating True Story of the Aberfan Mining

    When the queen did eventually visit Aberfan eight days after the incident, she became visibly emotional as she surveyed the damage and spoke with survivors.

  8. Queen Elizabeth II: Monarch's comfort to Aberfan disaster remembered

    Queen Elizabeth II: Monarch's comfort to Aberfan disaster remembered. During her 70 years on the throne, the Queen was witness to countless tragedies across the world. But there was one in a small ...

  9. How Did the 1966 Aberfan Disaster Happen? The Queen's Reaction

    Queen Elizabeth II is said to regret delaying her trip. On October 21, 1966, a mining accident occurred in the South Wales village of Aberfan. The Crown season 3 tells the story of the tragedy, and Queen Elizabeth II 's visit eight days later. The Aberfan disaster killed 144 people, including 116 children. In its three seasons, The Crown has ...

  10. How The Crown portrayed the Aberfan disaster in Wales

    It's ridiculous how they portrayed the Queen as unfeeling during the Aberfan disaster. There's a video on YouTube of her visit and she is clearly upset," another remarked.

  11. The Queen's message to the people of Aberfan

    The Queen's message to the people of Aberfan, on the 50th Anniversary of the disaster, delivered by The Prince of Wales during a visit to Aberfan.

  12. The True Story Behind the 1966 Aberfan Disaster, Shown in ...

    Did Queen Elizabeth II really fail to respond? Not quite—as pictured on The Crown, the queen sent a message of support to the victims—but she didn't actually visit Aberfan until eight days ...

  13. Aberfan disaster

    The Aberfan disaster was the catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip on 21 October 1966. The tip had been created on a mountain slope above the Welsh village of Aberfan, near Merthyr Tydfil, and overlaid a natural spring. Heavy rain led to a build-up of water within the tip which caused it to suddenly slide downhill as a slurry, killing ...

  14. The Queen visits Aberfan days after the 1966 disaster

    The Queen and Prince Philip visit Aberfan on days after the village's mud slide disaster.

  15. True story behind Aberfan disaster told by survivors

    True story behind The Crown's Aberfan episode, as told by the survivors: "I had nightmares for years". Survivors of the 1966 Aberfan tragedy speak to RadioTimes.com about the disaster that rocked ...

  16. What was the Aberfan disaster, seen in 'The Crown' episode 3?

    The Queen and Prince Philip visit Aberfan in 1966 in the aftermath of the disaster.

  17. The Crown season 3: What happened at the Aberfan disaster?

    When the Queen did make the journey to Aberfan, those who were there describe her as 'visibly upset' by what she saw and many did not criticise her decision to delay her visit.

  18. A Welsh Village Embraces Its Bond With the Queen

    A disaster at Aberfan, a small Welsh community, almost 60 years ago forged an unusual link between the community and the queen. The atmosphere there today — quiet grief coupled with brief ...

  19. How The Crown Recreated the Tragedy of Aberfan

    The queen finally agrees to visit Aberfan, and Roberts wanted to recreate the brick-red coat and fur-lined hat the real queen wore to the exact detail. " The Crown DNA is a balance," she says.

  20. Pictures of the Queen's visit to Aberfan: How The Crown compares to

    The Queen sparked criticism when she waited over a week to visit the site of the disaster. Instead of travelling to Wales, she sent an official message of condolence and later dispatched Prince ...

  21. Queen Camilla suffers injury as she's spotted wearing bandages during

    Queen Camilla has been spotted wearing a bandage after suffering a painful inujury on a royal visit. Today, she and King Charles travelled to Guernsey for the second day of their visit to the ...

  22. King and Queen pulled away from event in Jersey due to 'false alarm

    The King and Queen saw Jersey's famous cattle during their visit to the Channel Islands.

  23. Watch: How much does the British royal family cost?

    Buckingham Palace has begun offering tours of a never-before-opened part of the building — though you still can't stand on its famous royal balcony.