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that accompanied a carriage procession on the 2.5 mi (4.0 km) by road to the castle. Edward, in white satin breeches and purple velvet cloak, went ahead, and paused at Castle Square to address the crowd in Welsh: he had been tutored by Lloyd George to say "MĂŽr o gĂąn yw Cymru i gyd" ("all
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