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