Queen Elizabeth Wales Coal Disaster

Getty images the disaster scene at aberfan south wales.

Queen elizabeth wales coal disaster. 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. Wales had become famous for coal mining during the industrial. Queen elizabeth ii allegedly considers her delayed visit her. It has been said that queen elizabeth s biggest regret is her response to the aberfan mining disaster.

The foundation of the disaster was laid nearly a century before when the merthyr vale colliery a coal mine was opened in the area. On october 21 1966 a mining accident occurred in the south wales village of aberfan. The crown season 3 depicts the aberfan disaster and queen elizabeth s olivia colman reaction. 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.

Here s why it took her eight days to visit as depicted in the crown season 3. In the south wales coal mining village of aberfan. She s said her delayed response is the biggest regret of her reign. The crown season 3 tells the story of the tragedy and queen elizabeth ii s visit eight days later.