1998 in Wales

See also: 1997 in Wales, other events of 1998, 1999 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Secretary of State for Wales - Alun Michael
• Archbishop of Wales - Alwyn Rice Jones

Events

• Government of Wales Act 1998
• The Times reports that Welsh Secretary Ron Davies wants to drop the Welsh national flag. Davies is appointed to the highest order of the Gorsedd of the Bards at the 1998 National Eisteddfod in Bridgend, but resigns in October after an "error of judgment" in an incident on Clapham Common.

Arts and literature

• Bryn Terfel gives a recital at Carnegie Hall.

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Bridgend)
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair -
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown -
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Eurig Wyn, Blodyn Tatws
• Wales Book of the Year:
  • English language:
  • Welsh language:

• Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen - Geraint V. Jones, Semtecs

New books

• Gillian Clarke - Five Fields
• Rhys Hughes - Rawhead & Bloody Bones
• Mario Risoli - When Pele Broke our Hearts: Wales and the 1958 World Cup

Film

• Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones star in The Mask of Zorro.

Welsh language films

• Bride of War, starring Huw Garmon (in Welsh, English, French, German and Polish).

Music

• Charlotte Church - Voice of an Angel
• Melys - Rumours and Curses
• Bonnie Tyler - All in One Voice

Broadcasting

Welsh language television

English language television

Sports

Births

Deaths

• April 4 - Kate Bosse Griffiths, author
• April 14 - Dorothy Squires, singer
• May 17 - Hugh Kinsman Cudlipp, journalist
• date unknown - R. Tudur Jones, theologian and politician

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