Skip to main content
Taboola above article placeholder

Workers rush to clean off 'Not Our King' graffiti before Charles arrives for royal event

The King and Queen will attend the Royal Maundy Service in North Wales today.

Comments
By Emily Ferguson, Royal Editor

'Not My King' grafiti has appeared on the Cathedral Walls

'Not My King' grafiti has appeared on the Cathedral Walls (Image: PA)

Anti-monarchy protestors have graffitied a Cathedral Wall with 'Not Our King' before the King and Queen's arrival there later today for the Royal Maundy Service. The large red letters have been partially covered by a tarpaulin cloth.

Workers were seen scrubbing the red paint ahead of the King and Queen's arrival later today.

The annual Maundy Service is taking place at St Asaph Cathedral in North Wales today, marking the first time it has been held in Wales since 1982 and only the second time in its history. For Christians, Maundy Thursday service commemorates Jesus's Last Supper when he washed his disciples' feet as an act of humility.

Royal Maundy Service

Workers start to clean off the spray painted graffiti which says "Not My King" (Image: PA)

Royal Maundy Service

Spray painted graffiti which says "Not Our King" (Image: PA)

During the hour-long ceremony today, the King will hand out Maundy Money to 77 men and 77 women - one for each year of his life - to thank them for their outstanding Christian service and making a difference to the lives of their local communities.

A different cathedral or abbey is chosen each year as Queen Elizabeth II decided early in her reign that Maundy money should not just be distributed to the people of London.

She visited every cathedral in the country during her reign, a tradition continued by her son, King Charles.

Comments