The group’s concerns extend well beyond the Royal Family itself. Real Democracy Now contends that banks, major corporations, the media, the civil service, intelligence agencies, police, military and the House of Lords all exercise significant power without sufficient democratic accountability.
Mr Johannes has form when it comes to organising republican demonstrations. He previously helped stage a large protest against King Charles’s Coronation in Cardiff, during which hundreds of marchers paraded through the city with chants of “Down with the Crown” and “Not My King.”
Despite the planned disruption outside, the ceremony itself will feature a programme of cultural performances by musicians, dancers and artists from across Wales. Among those due to perform are Mared Emry Pugh-Evans, the Official Harpist to His Majesty The King, and the Wales YFC Choir.
Broad opinion surveys across Wales routinely demonstrate that roughly 55 to 60 per cent of the public favour retaining the monarchy, compared to approximately 20 to 25 per cent who support an elected head of state.
GB News has contacted the Senedd, the Welsh Youth Parliament and the Wales Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs choir for comment.