Welsh riot against Prince William

The last sovereign that the people of Wales were ready to put up with was the former Prince Charles, now King Charles III. Now a petition is gaining votes on the Internet that, out of respect for the Welsh, the new heir to the British throne should renounce this title. The petition is addressed to Buckingham Palace to Charles III himself, and this appeal is in danger of becoming one of the most popular topics in the near future. Over 18,000 people signed the petition on the first day alone.

Considering that England is in deep mourning for the departed Elizabeth II, and she has not even been buried yet, now seems to be neither the time nor the place for internal disassembly, so this moment is very significant.

“This title remains an insult to Wales and a symbol of historical oppression,” the petitioners turn to the current monarch, demanding that the title be revoked. Whatever your political views, this is an important step for all of us in Wales. As Welsh actor Michael Sheen put it: “Take a break there. Fix some mistakes of the past. At this moment there is an opportunity to do so.

It is not necessary just out of habit and thoughtlessly to continue this tradition, which was started as a humiliation for our country. Why not change that as we get to the point where things will inevitably change.”

If anyone has watched The Crown about Elizabeth and her extended royal family, then you should remember that the relationship between Wales as part of England and its nominal ruler, the Prince of Wales, has always been quite complicated. If not bad. This went on for centuries.

Prince Charles became Prince of Wales on 26 July 1958. The boy was then only nine years old. When the heir turned twenty, it was decided that Charles needed to get to know Wales better, so he was expelled from Cambridge University for a semester and sent to study at Aberystwyth University to learn everything Welsh, including the language.

When Charles arrived in Wales, he was greeted by protesters with placards calling for “go home”. In general, the prince got a lot from the locals, although he tried. The series ends well, and the future king still delivers his speech in the dialect of his subjects who want independence and even thanks the university teacher, the local oppositionist, who was imbued with the loneliness and restlessness of Charles and even once invited him to his house for dinner. In the end, the poor fellow is not to blame for being born to the queen and forced to drag his cross …

The title “Prince of Wales” (Welsh: Tywysog Cymru) was historically used by native Welsh princes. Then the British killed them all, and the territory was annexed. This title in Wales itself was originally synonymous with the word “king”.

The last native Welshman was Princes Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, also known as Llywelyn the Last, who was beheaded by English soldiers in 1282. And his head was carried through the streets of London and the water on the spire of the Tower of London.

His brother Daffydd ruled for only a few months before the King of England, Edward I, ordered to deal with him (first, the prince was hanged, then removed from the rope and already dead, quartered, which was considered very humane for that time). The dead man’s head was placed next to his brother’s head. Needless to say: “Cruel age, cruel hearts,” as the great Shakespeare wrote about his compatriots much later. This execution in 1283 effectively ended the independence of Wales.

And still the citizens of Wales are sure that the last true Prince of Wales died heroically in the 13th century. And everyone who owned their territory after, impostors and invaders.

Needless to say, the title sounds beautiful, noble, however, the trail behind it is bloody …

Perhaps Edward I really acted too recklessly, deciding to assign this title to his 16-year-old son Edward II. Which marked the beginning of the tradition of English monarchs to bestow the title of the direct heir. In England, traditions are honored …

The Prince of Wales subsequently became King Edward II, he also had a son, and that one more – and so on. The longest-serving Prince of Wales in history, as is known, was Charles himself – more than sixty years.

Now it’s Prince William’s turn.

During his first speech as monarch, King Charles III passed the name on to his eldest son and heir. But Wales is still not happy with the fact that they are subordinate to the British crown. And the voices of the protesters are getting louder.

They want independence.

“The title belonged exclusively to the British as a symbol of dominance over Wales. To this day, the English “princes of Wales” have no real connection with our country, continue the authors of the petition to the king. – The name also implies that Wales is still a principality, which undermines the status of Wales as a nation and country.

In addition, the title has absolutely no constitutional role for Wales, which is currently an independent country with a national parliament.”

Well, for England, it seems, not the best of times are coming. Queen Elizabeth was the very cement that tightly held the different parts of the Commonwealth together. Now she is gone, and it becomes clear that the crowns filed are tired of centuries-old traditions. And everyone wants their own.

Even Republicans are raising their heads, declaring that their country does not need the royal family at all. And it needs to be rolled up. Despite the fact that it is the “firm” that brings in the main income of over a billion pounds a year and is the main attraction of the UK.