A Welsh council has voted in favour of a motion calling for the Prince of Wales title to be abolished. Plaid Cymru councillor Elfed Wyn ap Elwyn tabled the Gwynedd Council motion which dubbed the monarchy an "archaic oppressive tradition".
Last month King Charles named his son William as the new Prince of Wales in his first public address as monarch. The title has been controversial since the last Welsh Prince of Wales, Dafydd ap Gruffydd, was brutally killed in 1283 on the order of Edward I of England, who later gave his 16-year-old son Edward II the title.
Gwynedd councillors voted by 46 to four in support of Mr ap Elwyn's motion while four abstained, the BBC reports. The council does not have the authority to officially end the title. You can get more story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
