2023-05-15 10:03:30
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Archbishop of King Charles III. was indicted shortly after the coronation
Just a few days ago he put the crown on the new British king. Now the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, had to answer in court.
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Archbishop Justin Welby had to appear in court last Friday. The reason was a speeding violation.
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The 67-year-old cleric was flashed on October 2 near his Lambeth Palace residence at five miles per hour too high on the speedometer. The fine was 510 pounds (equivalent to around 570 francs).
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The head of the Anglican Church is accused of not having paid the fine.
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Welby’s office contradicts: “He has all the documents to prove that he tried to pay.” However, without luck. Administrative errors seem to have caused the problems.
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On May 6, Welby placed the St. Edward’s Crown on the head of King Charles III.
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In doing so, he officially made the 74-year-old the new British monarch.
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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (67) had to appear in court on Friday for speeding.
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The clergyman is accused of not paying his fine of the equivalent of 570 francs.
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His office contradicts: “He has all the documents to prove that he tried to pay.”
A few days after his honorable task, the British King Charles III. to crown solemnly The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, was accused in a court case on Friday – for speeding. The 67-year-old clergyman explained that, contrary to what the authorities said, he had tried several times to pay his fine.
The senior clergyman in the Anglican Church was on a street near his Lambeth Palace residence on October 2 of last year, according to the “Evening Standard”. eight kilometers per hour too much on the speedometer of his VW Golf been flashed. Welby should therefore pay a total of 510 pounds, the equivalent of around 570 francs, in fines.
King Charles’ bishop is said not to have paid
Welby’s official seat announced on Friday that Archbishop tried three times to pay the fine to avoid prosecution of the matter in court. “He has all the documents to prove that he tried to pay,” it said. “Administrative errors seem to have caused the problems.” In addition, Welby was not informed that the case was going to court.
Welby had a big performance last Saturday that millions of people around the world watched. In the London’s Westminster Abbey, he seated Charles III. the St. Edward’s crown on his head and solemnly crowned him as the British king.
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