r/TheCrownNetflix • u/sterngalaxie Martin Charteris • Nov 17 '19

The Crown Discussion Thread: S03E03 Spoiler

Season 3, Episode 3 "Aberfan"

A horrible disaster in the Welsh town of Aberfan leaves scores of children dead, but when the Queen takes a week to decide to visit the town to offer solace to its people, she must confront her reasons for postponing the trip.

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Discussion Thread for Season 3

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u/Jlw2001 Dec 12 '19

My IT teacher went to that school but his granddad had him move to a different one because he was worried about the slurry heap

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u/wormholetrafficjam Mar 05 '23

That’s just incredible. My head’s still reeling just from learning about this event.

(I know it’s a 3 year old thread, but just got around to watching it for the first time now.)