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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Her as a mother,” she said. “She in a way helped our community come together over the years, to celebrate her presence in the village and remember that day together.Gaynor talks through her book on Aberfan with then-Prince Charles, 2016 (Image: Getty)Jeff pictured with the Queen in 2012 (Image: Getty)“She enabled that resilience from us, and we remain resilient. I think the Queen was really proud that we kept that up.”Gaynor went on to write a book about the disaster, Aberfan - A Story of Survival, Love and Community in One of Britain's Worst Disasters, which Prince Charles, during a 2016 private meeting, pored over.“Before he’d even met me he’d already read part of the book. He was asking what prompted me to write it. I talked him through all the photographs inside. He took a lot of interest.”The week before she passed away, the Queen wrote to the village’s primary school thanking the children for their letter and contribution to her Platinum Jubilee, a final whisper of her support and admiration for Aberfan, one that will be remembered for generations to come.Hundreds will turn out at the cemetery to mark the disaster's anniversary (Image: Getty)When the clock strikes 9.15amCast a brief glance over the Aberfan of today and you might think that nothing has changed. It is barely more lively than it was in 1966, still only a smattering of shops and pubs. A new bypass beneath where Tip 7 once sat has transformed the village into a place
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