Dr Gavin Ashenden, a former Royal Chaplain, offers his own insightful and extremely well-informed perspectives on the death of a Queen and the coming of a King in this 18<sup>th</sup> episode of Merely Catholic, the podcast series for the Catholic Herald.
Queen Elizabeth II, recalls Dr Ashenden as he reflects on Her Majesty’s personal faith, was a perfectly discreet Christian monarch who was “full of the love of God” and whose gifts ensured the survival of the monarchy into the 21<sup>st</sup> century. Britain under King Charles III will bring new challenges, however, because of the divergent and conflicting parts of the body politic – the forces of secularism and Islam, and whatever remains of Christianity – and the demands each will inevitably make on the cultural and public life of the nation.
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