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- King Charles III, Queen Camilla and Prince William visited Aberfan to mark the disaster’s 60th anniversary.
- Charles and William laid wreaths.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham met survivors and laid a wreath with Secretary Stephen Kinnock.
- A 1967 tribunal blamed the National Coal Board but no one was prosecuted.
- Wales’ Senedd created a Disused Tips Authority, pledging £220 million, though remediation may exceed £600 million.