King Charles' veiled attack on the Church of England revealed: Newly uncovered 1998 letter shows future monarch slamming 'loathsome political correctness' among clergy

King Charles made a veiled attack on the Church of England for becoming 'corrupted' by 'loathsome' political correctness, a newly uncovered letter reveals. Above: Charles at the opening service of the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury in 1998 The then Prince of Wales admitted to his friend, the interior designer Dudley Poplak, that the older he got the more he was drawn to the 'timeless traditions' of the Orthodox Church Over the past 20 years the Church of England has been accused of being consumed by political correctness and failing to stand up for Christian values. Charles's letter about GM crops and the Church sold for £170 on October 3 The cache of six letters fetched more than £1,700 together. A spokesperson for Lay's said: 'It is an interesting, candid and intriguing letter in which Charles expresses his despair at the prospect of GMO and his interest in the traditions of the Orthodox Church.