King Charles to skip Easter message this year
British King Charles III. Photo: gbnews
King Charles III of Great Britain, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, will not deliver an Easter message this year, Buckingham Palace has confirmed, according to GB News.
The palace noted that Easter messages are not an obligatory annual tradition for the monarch, unlike the Christmas broadcast. In 2025, however, Charles did issue an Easter message focused on Christian faith and service to others.
Against that backdrop, public attention has also been drawn to the royal family’s more visible gestures toward other faith communities. Earlier, the monarchy’s official social media prompted backlash for issuing a Ramadan greeting, wishing Muslims a “blessed and peaceful” month.
Charles has also recently highlighted the significance of Islamic observances in public remarks. During the state visit of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, for example, the visit was adapted to respect Ramadan, which Tinubu was observing at the time.
The decision by the head of the Church of England not to issue an Easter message has sparked discussion, with some pointing to the contrast between the public attention given to Islamic holidays and the absence of a comparable public emphasis on Easter, the central feast of the Christian calendar.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that the British king had agreed to patronize an organization devoted to protecting Jews.
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