William, the last Prince of Wales?

For some time there have been discussions about what would happen in the event of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II with regards the role of the Prince of Wales. Would it automatically pass to Prince William? Would he, like Charles before him, participate in an extravagant & controversial Investiture ceremony? How would the modern cultural landscape and civic institutions across the country respond to his appointment?

Within a few short weeks, we have seen answers to these questions. We have a new Prince, as confirmed within 24 hours of the accession of King Charles III. The pomp and ceremony have been discarded, the relationship is businesslike and there will be no grand investiture. The new Prince comes into the role a grown man and has his own interests, especially sporting ones that have ruffled more than just the three feathers, as he publicly backed England for the FIFA World Cup 2022 apparently over Wales.

So, what future for the role? To discuss we are joined by political commentator Theo Davies-Lewis, who has recently delivered a lecture in Llanelli called 'William, the last Prince of Wales' and Welsh historian Dr Marion Loeffler from Cardiff University.

You can find our guests on Twitter here (for now!):
Theo: https://twitter.com/TDaviesLewis
Marion: https://twitter.com/LoefflerMarion

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