Britain’s Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla will celebrate the "past, present and future" of Wales on their official visit this year.
The Prince of Wales and his wife spend a week at Llwynywermod, their Welsh farmhouse near Llandovery in Carmarthenshire for a week every summer, and the list of places they will visit this year has now been released.
The trip will begin with visits to three family businesses, Cnwd food company, Melin Tregwynt Mill and Caws Cenarth cheese factory.
Additionally, the couple will visit the newly-restored Galilee Chapel – which houses an important collection of Celtic Christian stones – int he Vale of Glamorgan, and will pay tribute to Wales’ coal mining industry at Senghenydd, where they will attend a service and lay a wreath at the Welsh National Mining Memorial, before officially opening the Abery Valley Heritage Centre. The pair will also host a reception at Llwynywermod to mark the centenary of the birth of celebrated writer Dylan Thomas.
The pair will also undertake a number of solo engagements, including a visit to the Sony factory and a celebration of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust at the Edwardian Dyffryn House and Gardens for Charles, and a trip to the Welsh National War Memorial in Cathays Park, Cardiff and a tour of the Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff for Camilla.
A Clarence House spokesperson said: "The Prince and Duchess are looking forward to a busy week celebrating the unique heritage of Wales, from Celtic Christianity to Dylan Thomas. Their Royal Highness also want to highlight modern Welsh success stories, such as the production of the Raspberry Pi at Sony in Pencoed and the quality foods made by artisan producers throughout the country."
Prince Charles’ Welsh itinerary released
