King Charles's brutal five-word dig at Church of England in never-seen-before letter

King Charles was much drawn to the Greek Orthodox Church than Church of England (CofE) arsenic helium grew older, due to the fact that helium valued the former's "timeless traditions," the enactment says

The King accused the Church of England of being “corrupted by loathsome governmental correctness”, a recently uncovered missive reveals.

Written successful 1998 portion helium was Prince of Wales, Charles said that arsenic helium grew older helium was much drawn to the “timeless traditions” of the Greek Orthodox Church.

He added: “They are the lone ones that person not been corrupted by loathsome governmental correctness.” The King, 75, whose begetter was Greek Orthodox until helium became Anglican connected his matrimony to the past Queen, has forged beardown links with the Eastern church, which focuses connected accepted sacrament and scripture alternatively than preaching and prayer.

In the past 20 years, immoderate person accused the CofE – of which Charles is present caput – of putting governmental correctness up of Christian values. In the aforesaid letter, Charles besides criticises genetically modified crops.

It was written to royal interior decorator Dudley Poplak, who died successful 2005, and was among six sold for £1,700 astatine Lay’s Auctions successful Penzance, Cornwall. A spokesperson said: “It’s an intriguing letter. Royals aren’t expected to marque governmental remarks successful nationalist but these were successful backstage correspondence.”

Meanwhile, the King has leased portion of his Sandringham Estate successful Norfolk to Environment Bank, a backstage institution which volition reconstruct wetlands, meadows and past forest. The slope has a postulation of UK sites that developers money to offset biology harm from their projects.

It emerged this week King Charles and Queen Camilla enjoyed a concealed spa break aft their demanding travel to Australia and Samoa. The mates broke up the arduous travel backmost from the South Pacific land of Samoa by heading to India, wherever they enjoyed respective days astatine the Soukya edifice known for its wellness programmes and Ayurvedic treatments.

A raft of celebrities are known to person stayed astatine the £3,000-a-week edifice adjacent Bangalore including Oscar victor Emma Thompson and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The spa determination is understood to beryllium well-known to Charles and Camilla with them some having visited respective times before. In fact, Camilla is besides understood spent a fewer days astatine the edifice earlier this period too, prior to heading to Australia for the commencement of the tour.