Bishop 'bitterly disappointed' with King Charles's decision not to release Easter message and warns monarch of 'missing public mood'

Lewis Henderson
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:47:28 +0000

A Bishop shared he is "bitterly disappointed" with King Charles's decision not to issue an Easter message this year, warning the monarch of "missing the public mood".

Buckingham Palace confirmed yesterday that the King will not release an Easter message this year, with GB News understanding it is not something the Palace releases every year, unlike its annual Christmas speech.

Bishop Ceirion H Dewar, who recently sent a letter to the Palace outlining his concerns with the suppression of Christianity, shared with the People's Channel his feelings that "Christians have been let down".

He said: "I am bitterly disappointed. There isn't a royal precedent for releasing a message, but since coming to the throne, Charles has chosen to do so every year.

TRENDING

Stories

Videos

Your Say

"Having just issued a Ramadan and Eid Mubarak message for the Islamic community, choosing not to give an Easter message is bitterly disappointing.

"It does not meet the expectations you would expect from the monarch."

The bishop feels that either the King or his advisors have "missed the mood of the public" by neglecting an Easter message.

He said: "Christians will be heartbroken, having learnt the defender of the faith has ignored them.

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

King hailed by Carol Vorderman for his 'charming' and 'lovely' demeanour

Meghan shares adorable video of Archie skiing down slope with dad Harry

Young girl shies away as King greets well-wishers in sweet moment

"Whoever has made the decision has got it wrong - Christians will feel let down by the King, and that is evident by the public mood. I've had messages from across the Commonwealth concerned that the King won't release an Easter message.

"Even if he wants to be the 'defender of faiths' like his position was when he was Prince of Wales, you are not equally defending each faith by missing out Christianity."

Bishop Ceirion previously spoke to the People's Channel about his letter to the monarch, in which he touched on the King including other religions in his messages for Christian holidays.

However, he feels that the monarch's decision to simply not issue an Easter message is "1,000 times worse".

He said: "To not even acknowledge Christianity, rather than include other religions, and ignore one of the two most important weekends with Christ, is so much worse.

"I stand by my letter. I do feel this decision has not been thought about wisely and has not measured the public mood.

"I really think that this was a bad, bad decision, and my letter has been truly justified."

The Bishop initially sent the letter to His Majesty outlining his worries, which he later published openly, receiving thousands of signatures supporting his message.

Over 8,400 people have signed the letter, which has been viewed more than two million times on his personal X page and viewed by over six million across numerous platforms.

The Bishop's key message that he previously told the People's Channel was: "My expectation is you made a vote to protect and defend the protestant form of religion, which in the United Kingdom is increasingly and acceleratingly under attack.

"You need to fulfil your oath, and you need to be far more vocal in your defence of the f​aith, like Queen Elizabeth II."​