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Cheeky Baby Snatches Handbag from British Royal Kate

British royal Kate was briefly dispossessed of her handbag on Friday by a baby she met while greeting well-wishers on a visit to Wales. One-year-old Daniel Williams took hold of the small black bag from Kate, wife of heir to the throne William, and started playing with it as she…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Prince and Princess of Wales meet survivors of Aberfan disaster

The royal couple were greeted by cheering crowds waving Welsh flags as they arrived at the village.

The Independent UK

'Priceless' moment baby grabs Kate's handbag during royal Aberfan visit

The moment was described as 'something to remember'

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Cheeky baby snatches handbag from British royal Kate

British royal Kate was briefly dispossessed of her handbag on Friday by a baby she met while greeting wellwishers on a visit to Wales.

Reuters

Adorable moment baby steals Kate's £675 designer bag and won't give it back on royal visit to Wales

The couple were visiting Aberfan for the first time

Wales Online

Prince and Princess of Wales solemn as they visit site of 1966 Aberfan disaster

Prince William and Princess Kate appeared solemn as they visited the memorial to the mining disaster that killed 144 people in the Welsh village of Aberfan.

Evening Standard

Kate Middleton's £675 designer handbag is snatched by baby - as mortified mum looks on

Prince William and Kate Middleton visited the Aberfan Memorial Garden in South Wales today where they were greeted by a crowd of wellwishers who turned out to say hello to them - and one young fan took a shine to Kate's designer handbag

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Kate Middleton's emotional chat with fan about Diana and reveals new engagement ring detail

Kate, the Princess of Wales, paid tribute to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, after a royal well-wisher complimented her on her sapphire engagement ring yesterday

Daily Mirror

Video captures moment Kate Middleton lets baby play with her $845 handbag

Daniel Williams, one, snatched the Princess of Wales’s black handbag when she stopped to talk to his mother Lucy Williams

The Independent UK

Kate Middleton and William pay emotional visit to Aberfan following late Queen's footsteps

Prince William and Kate Middleton continued their two-day trip to Wales today by visiting the memorial garden remembering the victims of the Aberfan disaster, which saw 116 children and 28 adults killed when a waste tip slid down a mountain into the village in 1966

Daily Mirror

William and Kate visit site of 1966 Aberfan disaster

The Prince and Princess of Wales walked through the Aberfan Memorial Garden to pay respects to those who died when a spoil tip collapsed on a school.

The Independent UK

William and Kate meet Aberfan rescuers

The tragedy in 1966 was one of the UK’s worst disasters, and left 116 children and 28 adults dead.

The Independent UK

Teacher who helped children escape the Aberfan disaster dies aged 82

Howell Williams was just 25 when the colliery spoil tip engulfed Pantglas Primary School

Wales Online

Photographer who recorded the Aberfan disaster dies aged 78

John Wright's children are sad to say goodbye to such a fantastic dad, but are so proud of the legacy he has left behind

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The choir founded in the wake of the Aberfan disaster who helped heal a grief-stricken community

Members will be singing before a packed Principality Stadium for the Wales vs New Zealand game on Saturday, November 5

Evening Standard

Aberfan 56th anniversary: The story of the coal-mining tragedy

Every year, the UK - and especially the Welsh - pay tribute to the victims and the community of Aberfan

The Independent UK

How The Crown portrayed the Aberfan disaster in Wales

The collapse of a colliery spoil tip 55 years ago resulted in the deaths of 144 people

Wales Online

People of Aberfan pay tribute to the Queen

'Each time she visited, she brought the community together'

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The Aberfan disaster devastated an entire community, but for Jeff Edwards it began a lifelong bond with the Queen

In 1966 a colliery spill disaster claimed the lives of 116 children in Wales. The Queen was criticised for failing to get to Aberfan sooner, but she spent the rest of her life in close contact with survivors like Jeff Edwards.

The Independent UK

Aberfan wives say Queen ‘came at the right time’ after disaster

Denise Morgan and Gloria Davies were invited as guests to Cardiff Castle on Friday.

Wales Online

Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96: An obituary to an extraordinary public servant

Queen Elizabeth II, who has died at her Balmoral estate aged 96, reigned for more than 70 years. When she was born she was never expected to become Queen but she devoted the vast majority of her life to public service

Daily Mirror

Queen's Platinum Jubilee marked by thousands braving weather at Sunday street parties

From Morecambe to Cambridgeshire, Bristol to Newcastle-upon-Tyne and even in disaster-hit Welsh village Aberfan, thousands turned out for the Queen on Sunday to mark the end of the Jubilee weekend

The Guardian - UK

The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight review – astonishing adventures in precognition

How the Aberfan disaster prompted one psychiatrist to launch a nationwide search for ‘seers’ who could predict the future

Daily Mirror

Abandoned coal tips could cause another Aberfan disaster in Wales, expert warns

Coal tips in Welsh ex-mining towns are becoming increasingly unstable and are at risk of collapse like 1966 Aberfan disaster which killed 116 school children along with 28 adults

The Guardian - UK

Brittle With Relics by Richard King review – a portrait of Wales in flux

From the Aberfan disaster to late 90s pop-culture, this vivid oral history brings a tumultuous era to life

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