 It was later alleged that the visit had led to a £25,000 donation to Plaid Cyrmu by Colonel Gaddafi, Plaid Cyrmu rejected the allegation.Edwards was Treasurer of Plaid Cymru at the time.Brian Morgan Edwards died in December 2002, and his wife Rona, President of the Welsh Bridge Union and Chairman of the North Wales Bridge Association, died only a month later in January 2003.