Buckingham Palace has reportedly confirmed that the king will not be issuing an Easter message this year. Apparently, it isn't traditional for the monarch to issue a special message at Easter. Well, fine. But the king did issue a special message for Ramadan in February. So many Christians will understandably feel slighted. And many others will see it as yet another example of asymmetric multiculturalism.

@PaulEmbery Elizabeth used to read the nation and would have used the Easter address to great effect. Charles has never had that kind of connection to us or to that duty. I believe this is why Elizabeth refused to give him the crown during her lifetime. She knew he wouldn't serve us well.

@shahw1 @PaulEmbery She didn’t do a single Easter address in 70 years. She didn’t always read the nation right - got it very wrong in September 1997.

@LessGrumpy @shahw1 @PaulEmbery People are saying she did do one. I don't know whether she did or not but I do know that she was a big traditionalist. She only got it wrong in '97 because she was such a stickler for protocol.