From June 25th to June 27th 1912 King George V and Queen Mary visited Cardiff and the South Wales Valleys. On the 27th their itinerary included a visit to Pontypridd and Porth on the Royal Train, followed by a trip in a motor car through the Rhondda Fawr and on to Merthyr Tydfil. In the afternoon they travelled by motor car from Merthyr to Aberdare.

This photo was taken at the  Dinas Rescue Station in 1912