“DEFENDER OF THE FAITH” OR “DEFENDER OF FAITHS”? KING CHARLES, CHRISTIANITY AND THE BATTLE OVER THE MONARCHY’S IDENTITY
Claims that King Charles III has abandoned his coronation commitment to Christianity are fuelling a wider argument about national identity, religious pluralism and the future of the Crown. But the constitutional reality is more complicated: Charles remains legally “Defender of the Faith” and Supreme Governor of the Church of England, even as he has deliberately…
