The late Queen Elizabeth II’s former chaplain, in an interview, claimed that Prince William “must accept” his future role as head of the Church of England or “step aside and abdicate.”
Gavin Ashenden believes reports in an explosive royal book by journalist Robert Hardman that the future king could renounce his role as supreme governor of the Church of England.
“The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy,” states that William “is not instinctively comfortable in a religious environment.”
Ashenden, in conversation with News from Great Britain, said: “I think it’s very interesting and it’s almost certainly true. William shows no signs of being sensitive to the dynamism of the Christian faith.
“And in that sense he is very representative of his generation, but I don’t think he understands the monarchy because although a lot of people have talked about abolishing the Church of England and changing our constitutional arrangements, they are immensely complex and they go back 500 years of legislation.”
“What we could do is hold a referendum, have a republic and start all over again. Many countries do that. But undoing our current arrangements is beyond the reach of our resources. It would take an army of lawyers ten years to achieve it. do it.
“So I think he either has to accept the fact that this is a role that he plays, whether he likes it or not, and which is actually part of the burden of the monarchy, or if he feels it so strongly and he can’t do it, then step aside and abdicate and see if there’s anyone else in the royal succession who can.”
Hardman wrote in his book: “The prospect of having a future monarch who is not head of the Commonwealth is, however, not as great a leap in the royal imagination as having a monarch who is not supreme governor of the Church of England. . 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 neither does the vast majority of the country. He can go at Christmas and Easter, but that’s it. He has a lot of respect for institutions, but he’s not instinctively comfortable in an environment.”
