Britain at its best: Inside the royal town of Caernarfon - home to a medieval masterpiece of a castle where a teenage Charles was invested as the Prince of Wales Angela Epstein explores Caernarfon Castle, a 'medieval masterpiece' She stays at Plas Dinas Country House hotel, once home to Princess Margaret READ MORE: I'm a female solo traveller and I will NEVER go to Mykonos again By Angela Epstein for the Daily Mail Published: 11:26, 29 August 2024 | Updated: 11:28, 29 August 2024 e-mail View comments As we make our way round Caernarfon Castle, perhaps Wales’ most famous royal des res, we’re reminded of the long journey that King Charles has made to become our reigning monarch. For it was in this medieval masterpiece that our then 17-year-old monarch was invested as the Prince of Wales. In 1283, Edward I ordered the construction of this great North Wales stronghold, which stands on the banks of the River Seiont as it flows northward towards the Menai Strait.
Angela Epstein visits Caernarfon Castle (pictured), 'perhaps Wales’ most famous royal des res' Above, a young Charles being invested as the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle Read More 14 breathtaking images from the Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition It’s hard not to be wowed by the scale of the project, which took 47 years to complete – with its rounded towers, soaring walls and detailed masonry. To journey even further into the past, we leave the castle and take a ten-minute.