Charles - The King and Wales

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Cyn iddo ddod yn Frenin, roedd Charles yn Dywysog Cymru, rôl a ysgwyddodd gydag ymdeimlad o gyfrifoldeb uwch na'r un o ragflaenwyr y frenhiniaeth Brydeinig fodern. O 1958 hyd at ei esgyniad i'r orsedd, gwelodd e i rôl yn un o wasanaeth i Gymru ac yn un a hyrwyddai'r bywyd Cymreig. Ond pa effaith a gafodd Charles ar y wlad, a pha argraff a adawodd y wlad arno ef?

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Before Charles became King, he was Prince of Wales. It was a role he took more seriously than any predecessor of the modern British monarchy. From the moment he was created Prince of Wales in 1958 until his accession to the throne, Charles's approach to the role was to serve Wales and to promote Welsh life. But what impact has he had on the country, and what impression did Wales leave on him?

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Huw Thomas is a journalist whose writing and broadcasting covers the beating heart of Welsh life. Born in Maesteg in the post-industrial south Wales valleys, for the best part of twenty years he has reported on the people and places of Wales. He began in local radio, before joining the BBC after a brief stint producing business news for Bloomberg. His work has taken him around Wales and the UK, covering key events from the Queen’s Jubilee to the Olympic Games, and the Hay Festival to the National Eisteddfod. Stories have also lured him abroad, allowing him to interview the descendants of Welsh settlers in Patagonia and Bonnie Tyler at the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden. Huw is an accomplished TV correspondent, having covered the darkest days of the Covid-19 pandemic, while his presenting skills have seen him front programmes for BBC Wales and network radio.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

National publicity to coincide with publication in all key Wales media and also in Daily Mail which is the largest selling paper in Wales. Author is respected BBC Arts and Business journalist who has interviewed key people who have been involved in Prince Charles’s role and life in Wales. Key Launch event at Hay International Festival. Nationwide advertising. Extensive Social Media campaign.