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Digital copy of a photograph of Miss Gwenda Davies, wearing a Welsh costume, presenting Princess Anne with a doll at the 1960 National Eisteddfod of Wales in Cardiff. She was the Welsh Tourist and Holidays Board's 'Hostess for Wales' for the summer of 1960.

In 1960, as a 20 year old studying at a teacher training college in Liverpool, Gwenda Davies's mother spotted an advert for the role of 'Hostess for Wales' and encouraged her daughter to apply as a summer job. She was interviewed by a panel at a Cardiff hotel, and the announcement that she had won the competition was made on television. Typical duties of the role included meeting dignitaries and attending public events - such eisteddfodau.