King Henry VIII would lose his head if he were alive today.
Royal biographer Robert Hardman revealed that Prince William, the heir-apparent to the British throne, could potentially break away from the Church of England when he takes over from King Charles III.
“In royal circles, it is no secret that he does not share the King’s sense of the spiritual, let alone the late Queen’s unshakeable devotion to the Anglican church,” Hardman, 59, writes in “The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy.”
In his book, which is set to hit bookshelves on Jan. 18, one senior staff member claims that the Prince of Wales, 41, is not quite as religious as some might think.
“His father is very spiritual and happy to talk about faith but the Prince is not,” the official says, per Hardman. “He doesn’t go to church every Sunday, but then nor do the large majority of the country. He might go at Christmas and Easter but that’s it.”
“He very much respects the institutions but he is not instinctively comfortable in a faith environment,” Harman’s source alleges.
Prince William last attended a Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene in Sandringham alongside his wife, Kate Middleton, and their three children: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.
Created by King Henry VIII in 1534, the Church of England was used by the late monarch as a tool to annul his marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and subsequently marry Anne Boleyn after the Pope refused to consent to a divorce.
In documents, that have been outlined and approved by the British government, the monarch automatically assumes the title of Supreme Governor of the Church of England upon their ascension to the throne.
The news of the Prince of Wales’ potential split from the church came mere hours before Middleton, 41, was admitted to the hospital for a “planned abdominal surgery.”
According to Kensington Palace, the Princess of Wales is expected to remain in the hospital for 10 to 14 days before “returning home to continue her recovery.”
She will “unlikely” return to public duties until after Easter.
“She hopes that the public will understand her desire to maintain as much normality for her children as possible,” the statement read, and that “her personal medical information remain private.”
It was later revealed on Wednesday that King Charles, 75, will undergo a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate next week.
The monarch’s condition is benign and he will take “a short period of recuperation” in order to rest and heal afterward.
Charles “was keen to share the details of his diagnosis to encourage other men who may be experiencing symptoms to get checked, in line with public health advice,” a Buckingham Palace source told NBC.
An insider also told the Post that His Majesty was slated to attend several meetings at Scotland’s Dumfries House, all of which have been postponed.