Leanne Wood, the new leader of Plaid Cymru (Party of Wales), is boycotting a service at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff that is part of a tour of Wales by Britain’s hereditary head of state to celebrate her sixty years of extraordinary and unwarranted privilege.
Ms. Wood, a member of the Welsh legislature, said that: “As a republican and a believer in principled politics, I would not be able to attend this Jubilee celebration event with honesty. During my leadership campaign I said I would be prepared to carry out official duties, which includes attending state openings. This does not fall into that category.”