Mining Accident Wales 1966 Queen Elizabeth
Despite the magnitude of the calamity queen elizabeth ii at first.
Mining accident wales 1966 queen elizabeth. The crown season 3 depicts the aberfan disaster and queen elizabeth s olivia colman reaction. How queen elizabeth s reaction to the aberfan mining disaster became her biggest regret the 1966 disaster features prominently in season three of the crown. Still felt today in south wales. Meilan solly is smithsonian magazine s assistant.
In season 3 of the crown queen elizabeth ii deals with the fallout from the aberfan disaster a catastrophic landslide in a welsh mining town that led to the death of dozens of children. South wales in 1966. The queen lays a wreath to commemorate the victims of the aberfan disaster of 1966. In 1966 300 000 cubic yards of coal sludge buried a welsh primary school and 19 houses in aberfan wales.
The tragedy in aberfan would become one of the united kingdom s worst mining disasters and it was completely avoidable. The 1966 visit as one of the most. 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 queen sent a message of support to the victims but. It was one of the united kingdom s worst tragedies and it was a man made disaster. 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.
The middle aged queen elizabeth. Into a school in the mining village of aberfan in wales. On october 21 1966 a mining accident occurred in the south wales village of aberfan.