Graffiti Sprayed on Welsh Cathedral Ahead of Royal Visit

Graffiti reading “Not our King” has been covered up at a Welsh cathedral just hours before Charles is due to attend an Easter service. The message was sprayed in red paint on a wall within the grounds of St Asaph Cathedral, where the Royal Maundy service is being held in Wales for only the second time in its history.

The King and Queen are due to attend the service, where Charles will present gifts to 77 men and 77 women from Wales and other dioceses across the UK in recognition of outstanding Christian service and community support.

Workers in hi‑vis jackets were seen attempting to remove the paint on Thursday morning ahead of the Royal arrival.

The first recorded Royal Maundy service took place in 1210 under King John and commemorates the Last Supper, with the distribution of alms becoming a long‑standing tradition.

Charles will give recipients two purses – a white purse containing specially minted silver Maundy coins totalling 77 pennies, matching the King’s age, and a red purse containing a £5 coin marking 100 years since the late Queen’s birth and a 50p coin celebrating the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust charity.

The King is traditionally assisted in distributing Maundy Money by the Lord High Almoner, currently the Bishop of Norwich, the Right Rev Graham Usher.

This year’s service is the first held in Wales since 1982 and will feature specially commissioned music by Welsh composers and musicians.

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