LADY GOLD

Lady Gold is a TV Presenter, Research Analyst, Scriptwriter, Public speaker and dynamic media professional with a passion for truth, knowledge, and transformative communication. She is the host of Beyond the Facts show, where she brings compelling stories, global issues, and overlooked realities into sharp perspective. With a distinctive blend of intellect, creativity, faith, and fearless storytelling, Lady Gold is committed to using media as a powerful instrument to inform minds, inspire change, and shape conversations that matter. She is the Media, Research and communications strategist with the Loveworld Ministry of information, and a Policy Researcher with the Centre for African Policy Research and Advisory.

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“I Am Astonished” Queen Elizabeth II’s Former Chaplain Accuses King Charles of Violating His Coronation Oath and ‘Deserting Christians’

A former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II has launched a blistering critique of King Charles III, accusing the monarch of breaking his sacred Coronation oath, abandoning his constitutional duty to the Church of England, and "deserting" the Christian faith he swore to defend. Dr. Gavin Ashenden, who served as a chaplain to the Queen from 2008 to 2017, has ignited a theological and constitutional firestorm by declaring that King Charles has fundamentally altered his religious commitment, a shift Ashenden describes as nothing less than oath-breaking. The Easter Silence vs. Ramadan Message The controversy erupted following King Charles's decision to skip his traditional annual Easter message, a decades-long tradition that the sovereign has personally delivered to the nation while instead producing a public greeting addressing Muslims for Ramadan. Buckingham Palace confirmed the King would not be releasing an Easter message, but had instead issued a statement on the occasion of Ramadan. The contrast struck many as deeply symbolic, and for Ashenden, deeply troubling. The timing was not lost on Christian observers. Easter the celebration of the resurrection of The Lord Jesus Christ, is the most significant feast day in the Christian calendar. The sovereign's Easter message is not merely a ceremonial formality; it is a direct expression of the monarch's role as "Defender of the Faith" and Governor of the Church of England. By prioritizing a Ramadan message over Easter, King Charles sent a signal that many Christians found alarming. "I Am Astonished That You Are So Quickly Deserting…" Ashenden did not hold back. Quoting language that echoes the Apostle Paul's own struggles with communities abandoning their faith, he wrote: "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different ." Ashenden, a former Anglican priest , expressed profound disappointment in what he perceives as a rapid retreat from Christian commitment. "King Charles has broken his coronation oath to defend the Christian faith," Ashenden declared in a widely shared commentary.…