"Then I can remember seeing things about the Queen ... as a result of Aberfan, my father set up the local St John Ambulance division to do something with children." Getty Images Rescue workers ...

A total of 116 children and 28 adults were killed in the Aberfan disaster More than 57 years ... These mothers were on their knees and we couldn't do anything. "One girl was 21 or 22 and her ...

Prince William and Kate are in Wales for a second day to visit the Aberfan Memorial Garden as they pay their respects to those who lost their lives during the Aberfan disaster. The garden sits on ...

Surveying the sombre gravestones of the 116 child victims of the Aberfan disaster ... By 9.15am, after the children had sung All Things Bright And Beautiful in assembly, it was sliding towards ...

“Put on a show?” the queen fires back, face pinched. “The crown doesn’t do that.” In reality, Elizabeth did visit Aberfan, though she waited until eight days after the tragedy. It has ...

The Aberfan disaster shook the world - 116 children and 28 adults died on 21 October 1966 when a coal tip engulfed a junior school and surrounding homes. How could this happen? Show more The ...