The Daily Mail has said that supporters of Welsh independence will use the accession of King Charles to "pile on the pressure" to break up the UK.
In the paper's editorial comment on September 13, it said that the death of the Queen was a "moment of peril" and that those "who want for coarse political reasons to splinter this country will be re-energised". It went on to say that: "Separatists in Scotland and Wales will seek to exploit the fact there is a relative novice on the throne to pile on the pressure for independence. Nationalists in Northern Ireland will clamour more loudly for Irish reunification."
The decision of Charles to gift William the title of Prince of Wales with no consultation within Wales has led to a debate about what the future of the title should be. A petition to end the use of the title has gained almost 20,000 signatures.
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In it's editorial the Daily Mail said that during this week's tour of the four nations "King Charles must use his considerable diplomatic skills to build on the huge goodwill towards the monarchy that his mother generated over her lifetime" adding that this would "reassure the public the Union will not only be safe, but positively thrive in his hands".
Charles' own investiture in 1969 with the title Prince of Wales was a controversial occasion. It was held in Caernarfon Castle, a fortress built by Edward I to cement the gains he made in his war against Llywelyn the last.
The Mail's editorial said that Charles was "now the very embodiment of the Union" and that he "must work hard to avoid the destruction of history's most successful partnership". It went on to add "there are, however, heartening signs that it – and the monarchy's place at its helm – has been strengthened by the succession."
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