The Prince of Wales has been praised for his “extraordinary” dedication, support and love of the Welsh people as he celebrates the 50th anniversary of his investiture.
WATCH: Prince Charles celebrates 50 years as Prince of Wales with cake in Cardiff
Heir to the throne Charles, who was invested as Prince of Wales by the Queen on July 1 1969, cut a cake in celebration of his historic day after sipping a cup of tea from a china cup bearing the emblem of the Welsh red dragon.
He visited a Prince’s Trust call centre in Nantgarw near the Welsh capital Cardiff on Monday, meeting workers at the charity’s helpline and young people who have benefited from its advice.
The prince stood with his hands behind his back and listened as Philip Jones, director of the Prince’s Trust Cymru, paid tribute to his commitment to Wales and spoke about the investiture in 1969.
“It was an important day then and it’s an important day for us because since then your dedication, support and love of the Welsh people has been extraordinary – not least through the work of your trust, the Prince’s Trust here in Wales,” Mr Jones said.
“During that time many thousands of young people have been helped into employment, to learn the life skills to get on in life, or indeed to set up their own business.”
The prince began a week in Wales – during which he will carry out more than a dozen engagements throughout the country – with a service at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff as Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry), which is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
He also encountered horses in Ty’n-y-Coed Forest when he met horse loggers in his role as patron of The British Horse Loggers.
The organisation promotes using horses as sustainable “base machines” in the extraction of timber, and Charles was told about their impact on the Llantrisant woodland.
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