It is with a certain sense of pride and emotion that I have received these symbols of office, here in this magnificent fortress, where no-one could fail to be stirred by its atmosphere of time-worn grandeur, nor where I myself could be unaware of the long history of Wales in its determination to remain individual and to guard its own particular heritage.

It is, indeed, my firm intention to associate myself in word and deed with as much of the life of the Principality as possible-and what a Principality!

The words of your address have certainly touched me deeply and I can assure you I have taken note of the hopes expressed in them.

The first two paragraphs were spoken in Welsh, after which he switched to English. You can read the full transcript of Charles's investiture speech below. In real life, Charles's speech didn't play out exactly like it was shown in The Crown, but it did create some significant waves, and led to fears that Charles had been influenced by Welsh nationalists during his time in Aberystwyth. Her own voice.' The queen is less than thrilled with Charles's speech, and berates him for breaking royal protocol by taking a political stance. Wales has her own identity, her own character, her own will. 'Wales has a history to be proud of, and it is completely understandable that the Welsh wish to hold on to their heritage, their native culture, their identity, their disposition and their personality as a nation. 'It was a great honor to be welcomed to Wales and to have my eyes opened to the Welsh perspective,' Charles says in the show. That sentiment colors his investiture speech, in which he argues for Wales to maintain its own national identity. Though he's greeted by protestors and treated with hostility by his fellow students, Charles eventually forms a bond with his tutor Edward Millward (Mark Lewis Jones), and becomes sympathetic to the idea that Wales should be more independent from the United Kingdom. We're once again given reason to feel extremely sad for the now 20-year-old Charles, as he's yanked away from his studies at the University of Cambridge-where he finally seems happy and settled after many years of troubled schooling-and sent away to Aberystwyth, Wales. In a bid to smooth over relations between England and Wales, prime minister Harold Wilson suggests that Charles should spend some time in the country and learn the Welsh language, to which Queen Elizabeth reluctantly agrees. Episode five of The Crown's third season focuses on Prince Charles (Josh O'Connor) in the lead-up to his investiture as the Prince of Wales in 1969.

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