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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - King Charles faces backlash for dropping 'Defender of the Faith' from official royal report

Queen Elizabeth's former chaplain accused King Charles III of "deserting Christians" after the monarchy quietly stripped the historic "Defender of the Faith" title from its own annual financial report, a move critics say signals a deeper retreat from the Crown's centuries-old religious identity. The Sovereign Grant Annual Report, published in June, replaced the longstanding phrase […] The post King Charles faces backlash for dropping 'Defender of the Faith' from official royal report appeared first on American Almanac .

Queen Elizabeth's former chaplain accused King Charles III of "deserting Christians" after the monarchy quietly stripped the historic "Defender of the Faith" title from its own annual financial report, a move critics say signals a deeper retreat from the Crown's centuries-old religious identity. The Sovereign Grant Annual Report, published in June, replaced the longstanding phrase with new language: "His Majesty is Supreme Governor of the Church of England and protects the space for Faith within the multi-faith nation." The change drew immediate criticism from Gavin Ashenden, who served as chaplain to Queen Elizabeth, and from royal commentators who called the revised wording both unnecessary and damaging to the institution. No one from…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Earl Spencer set to publish memoir on Princess Diana, vowing to correct decades of 'untruths'

Princess Diana's younger brother, Earl Spencer, will release a tell-all memoir next month, timed to the 30th anniversary of her death, promising to challenge long-accepted falsehoods about her life and marriage. The book, titled Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, is set for global publication ahead of the August 31 anniversary of Diana's 1997 death in […] The post Earl Spencer set to publish memoir on Princess Diana, vowing to correct decades of 'untruths' appeared first on American Almanac .

Princess Diana's younger brother, Earl Spencer, will release a tell-all memoir next month, timed to the 30th anniversary of her death, promising to challenge long-accepted falsehoods about her life and marriage. The book, titled Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, is set for global publication ahead of the August 31 anniversary of Diana's 1997 death in a Paris car crash. Earl Spencer, 62, framed the project as a direct response to years of requests for interviews and what he called a growing body of misinformation about his older sister. Spencer did not mince words about his reasons for writing. In a statement reported by The Sun , he said the approaching anniversary had triggered another wave of media interest, and that he wanted to get ahead…Open