The source continued: “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.”
Following the claims, the late Queen Elizabeth’s former chaplain, Dr Gavin Ashenden, suggested that William should abdicate the throne when he becomes King if he does not wish to become head of the Church of England.
He accused the Prince of Wales of not “understanding the monarchy” and its strong links to Christianity while he also urged him to either accept his role or step aside.
Dr Ashenden told GB News: “William doesn’t show any signs of being alive to the vibrancy of Christian faith.”
He added: “And in that sense, he is very representative of his generation, but I don’t think he understands the monarchy because although lots of people have talked about disestablishing the Church of England and changing our constitutional arrangements, they’re immensely complex and they go back through 500 years of legislation…it would take an army of lawyers ten years to do it.”
But now palace officials, who spoke to the Times, dismissed the claims and said William has no plans to change the sovereign’s unique role within the Anglican faith upon his accession.
The sources clarified that that “the conversation had never come up” about William cutting ties and abandoning the role.
