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Wales national anthem not stamped
The Welsh Royal Mail have upset the public, by not commemorating the 150th anniversary of Wales' national anthem with special stamps. The Royal Mail said the schedule for 2006 was full, and it was too late to produce the stamps for the day. Both the Welsh Assembly Government and the opposition have written to the Royal Mail to ask for stamps. Plaid Assembly shadow culture minister Owen John Thomas is in an uproar. He said children should learn the Welsh national anthem at school, and not God Save the Queen: “The anthem of Wales is clearly Hen Wlad fy Nhadau and if you listen to the words of God Save the Queen it’s an English anthem,” he said. “It’s not a rousing anthem. We have got our own anthem. I think one’s enough.” For more information, CLICK HERE.
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