Prince William has no plans to snub Church of England role, say palace officials

Jan 22, 2024 by Jill

from Christian Today:

Royal officials have denied claims that Prince William does not want to become Supreme Governor of the Church of England when he becomes king.

The question was raised after the release of Robert Hardman’s new biography of King Charles in which he quotes an insider who alleges that William does not share the spirituality of his father, nor the strong commitment to the Church of England of his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

“In royal circles, it is no secret that he does not share the King’s sense of the spiritual, let alone the late Queen’s unshakeable devotion to the Anglican church,” he writes.

A senior palace figure claimed: “His father is very spiritual and happy to talk about faith but the Prince is not. He doesn’t go to church every Sunday, but then nor do the large majority of the country.

“He might go at Christmas and Easter but that’s it. He very much respects the institutions but he is not instinctively comfortable in a faith environment.”

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