Queen Elizabeth In Wales Disaster

The crown season 3.

Queen elizabeth in wales disaster. The aberfan disaster killed 144 people including 116 children. The day when 116 children and 28 adults died in aberfan south wales after rain soaked coal waste slipped down a mountain engulfing a school was one of the most harrowing events in queen. The crown season 3 tells the story of the tragedy and queen elizabeth ii s visit eight days later. Despite the magnitude of the calamity queen elizabeth ii at first.

It has been said that queen elizabeth s biggest regret is her response to the aberfan mining disaster. Queen elizabeth ii broke down in tears after visiting a disaster zone where she met survivors in the welsh village of aberfan in 1966. Ap virginia mayo source ap spoiler alert. On october 21 1966 a mining accident occurred in the south wales village of aberfan.

Here s what really happened at the aberfan disaster portrayed on the crown and how queen elizabeth ii reportedly feels about her reaction years later. By claire anderson published. The tragedy in aberfan would become one of the united kingdom s worst mining disasters and it was completely avoidable. She s said her delayed response is the biggest regret of her reign.

Britain s queen elizabeth ii pictured in 2007 said her response to the aberfan disaster was her biggest regret. 06 30 wed jul 22 2020.