{"id":2355291,"date":"2026-04-02T09:08:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2355291"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:08:41","slug":"workers-rush-to-scrub-not-our-king-graffiti-from-cathedral-ahead-of-charles-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/workers-rush-to-scrub-not-our-king-graffiti-from-cathedral-ahead-of-charles-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers rush to scrub &#8216;Not Our King&#8217; graffiti from cathedral ahead of Charles visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_68255d\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">King Charles is due to attend the traditional Maundy Thursday service at St Asaph Cathedral in North Wales later, where graffiti saying &#8216;Not Our King&#8217; had been left outside before his arrival<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">09:59, 02 Apr 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 09:59, 02 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36958633\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Graffiti saying 'Not Our King' is sprayed on a wall outside St Asaph Cathedral, where the King will later attend the annual Royal Maundy  Service \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Graffiti saying &#8216;Not Our King&#8217; is sprayed on a wall outside St Asaph Cathedral, where the King will later attend the annual Royal Maundy  Service <cite aria-label=\"Image: PA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: PA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Workers have been forced to cover up graffiti saying &#8216;Not Our King&#8217; that was left outside a cathedral just hours <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/king-charles-iii \" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">before the King <\/a>is due to attend an Easter service there.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The message, sprayed in red paint, was daubed on a wall <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/king-charles-leads-major-royal-35072064\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">outside St Asaph Cathedral where the Royal Maundy service<\/a> is being held in Wales later this morning for only the second time in its history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Both Charles and <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/queen-camilla\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Queen Camilla<\/a> are due to attend the service, where the King will present gifts to 77 men and 77 women from Wales and other dioceses across the UK in recognition of outstanding Christian service and for helping people in their communities. Before their arrival, workers in hi-vis jackets were seen attempting to remove the paint and covering it with tarpaulin.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_de167e\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36955727\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/princess-diana-rare-unseen-footage-36955727\" tabindex=\"0\">Princess Diana addresses controversial row in unseen footage just months before death<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_de167e\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36948258\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/king-charles-visit-donald-trump-36948258\" tabindex=\"0\">Donald Trump&#8217;s two-word reaction as Palace issues statement on King Charles&#8217; US state visit<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36958631\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36958631\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The graffiti was covered with a tarpaulin cloth \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36958631.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Royal-Maundy-Service.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36958631.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Royal-Maundy-Service.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36958631.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Royal-Maundy-Service.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36958631.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Royal-Maundy-Service.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The graffiti was covered with a tarpaulin cloth \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The graffiti was covered with a tarpaulin cloth <cite aria-label=\"Image: PA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: PA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The first recorded Royal Maundy service was held in 1210 by King John and commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, with the distribution of alms becoming a tradition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Charles will give recipients two purses \u2014 a white purse including a set of specially minted silver Maundy coins totalling 77 pennies, to match the King&#8217;s age, and a red purse containing a \u00a35 coin marking 100 years since the late Queen&#8217;s birth and a 50p coin celebrating the 50th anniversary of The King&#8217;s Trust charity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The King is traditionally assisted in distributing the Maundy Money by the Lord High Almoner, currently the Bishop of Norwich, the Right Rev Graham Usher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This year&#8217;s service is the first held in Wales since 1982 and will feature specially commissioned music by Welsh composers and musicians to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36958632\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36958632\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Workers are seen trying to scrub the spray paint from the wall \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36958632.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Royal-Maundy-ServicejpgWor.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36958632.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Royal-Maundy-ServicejpgWor.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36958632.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Royal-Maundy-ServicejpgWor.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36958632.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Royal-Maundy-ServicejpgWor.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Workers are seen trying to scrub the spray paint from the wall \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Workers are seen trying to scrub the spray paint from the wall <cite aria-label=\"Image: PA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: PA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It will also mark the King\u2019s first meeting with The Most Reverend Cherry Vann, Archbishop of Wales. The Processional Cross of Wales \u2014 a gift from The King to the Christians of Wales containing a fragment of the True Cross \u2014 will be used during the service, having previously led the Coronation Procession in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">At the end of the service, Charles and Camilla will join the Royal Maundy Party for a photograph outside the cathedral\u2019s West Door before meeting members of the cathedral community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Maundy Service is held each year on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. The King\u2019s first Maundy Service as Monarch took place at York Minster in 2023.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36958652\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36958652\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.45\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"King Charles and Queen Camilla at last year's Royal Maundy service at Durham Cathedral \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36958652.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_The-King-And-The-Queen-Attend-The-2025-Royal-Maundy-Service.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36958652.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_The-King-And-The-Queen-Attend-The-2025-Royal-Maundy-Service.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36958652.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_The-King-And-The-Queen-Attend-The-2025-Royal-Maundy-Service.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36958652.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_The-King-And-The-Queen-Attend-The-2025-Royal-Maundy-Service.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"King Charles and Queen Camilla at last year's Royal Maundy service at Durham Cathedral \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">King Charles and Queen Camilla at last year&#8217;s Royal Maundy service at Durham Cathedral <cite aria-label=\"Image: Samir Hussein\/WireImage\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Samir Hussein\/WireImage)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Queen Elizabeth II introduced the tradition of taking the Maundy Service around the country, rather than limiting the distribution of Maundy Money to London. Throughout Her Majesty\u2019s reign, she visited every cathedral in the UK to present Maundy Money to local people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The service comes as on Sunday, the King, the Queen and other members of the family are set to attend the Easter Matins church service at St George\u2019s Chapel, Windsor Castle, as they traditionally do each year. Among those expected to attend are the Prince and <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/Kate-middleton\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Princess of Wales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will not join the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">royal family<\/a> for the Easter church service this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">With the agreement of the King, Beatrice and Eugenie have made alternative plans and will miss the traditional royal gathering at Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"Factbox_factbox-container__hSMOa\" id=\"factbox\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Entering Factbox content\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33887216\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"factbox\" data-testid=\"factbox\">\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs Factbox_heading-three__NXU52 __className_7c3138\">Get the inside scoop on the monarchy with Mirror Royal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"Factbox_content__xdMV8\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">WHATSAPP GROUP: <\/strong>Be first to get the biggest royal bombshells and exclusives to your phone by joining our <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/crnch.it\/tDbwIMkd\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Royal WhatsApp here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. 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