The Prince of Wales Investiture

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The service took place on 1 July 1969 in Caernarfon Castle. It was the first such ceremony since 1911 and it became the launch pad for the 20-year-old prince to assume his public role of heir to the throne.

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The Coronet of Charles, Prince of Wales was produced by a committee under Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, then husband of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.