His blond hair was the last glimmer of hope for a survivor in Aberfan after a tragedy so severe struck the close-knit mining community that it haunted Welsh society and Queen Elizabeth II.
Almost 60 years ago, Jeff Edwards OBE, then eight, began his day much like any other in the small coal mining village of Aberfan, South Wales, on October 21, 1966.
He visited a tuck shop with his best friend, Robert, to pick up his favourites – pink shrimps, flying saucers and sherbet – before heading to school for the last day before half-term.
But little did those two young boys
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