"Mae yr Athro Edwards yn cymryd drosodd fel Cadeirydd ar gyfnod cyffrous iawn i'r Comisiwn Brenhinol wrth inni gefnogi cais Diwydiant Llechi Gogledd Cymru am statws Safle Treftadaeth y Byd, gan gynnal gwaith ymchwil arloesol i effaith y newid yn yr hinsawdd ar dreftadaeth arfordirol Cymru, gan weithio gyda phobl ifanc i edrych ar syniadau cyfoes treftadaeth yn ein prosiect 'Treftadaeth Nas Cerir?' a thrafod gyda cymunedau ledled Cymru i gynnal gwaith ymchwil i hanes y rhyfel cychod-U, pryd y collodd nifer o forwyr dewr eu bywydau ar arfordir Cymru, mewn ymdrech i fwydo Prydain ar ddiwedd y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf.
“Professor Edwards takes over as Chair at an exciting time for the Royal Commission when we are supporting the North Wales Slate Industry bid for World Heritage Status, undertaking innovative research into the impacts of climate change on Wales's coastal heritage, working with young people to explore contemporary ideas of heritage in our 'Unloved Heritage?’ project and engaging with communities around Wales to research the history of the U-boat war in which many brave sailors lost their lives around the coast of Wales in the effort to keep Britain fed at the end of the First World War.