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Bishop Der explains that his decision to address the king directly was motivated by a series of troubling developments across the UK. The proximity of his home to Buckingham Palace becomes symbolic of the close connection he feels to the heart of the nation’s sovereignty. He recalls a conversation with the then-Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, regarding concerns over the future of the church and Britain’s spiritual identity. The subsequent political landscape has, in his view, dashed those hopes, marked by a rising tide of secularization, cultural erosion, and the apparent abandonment of Christian values.