A veteran campaigner is urging King Charles to relinquish ownership of North Wales’ Norman castles and hand them to the Welsh people. Folk singer Dafydd Iwan was astonished to find the iconic castles of Caernarfon, Beaumaris, Harlech, Conwy and Flint are still owned by the Crown Estate, despite being managed by conservation agency Cadw.

In his newly-published autobiography, Dafydd Iwan: Still Singing Yma o Hyd, he recalled making the discovery while trying to organise a concert at Caernarfon Castle. As well as celebrating his 80th birthday in August, the concert was to have marked the 40th anniversary of the iconic song that inspired the book’s title.