Did the Church of England let Prince Harry down?

Prince Harry is not a Christian believer, he tells us in his book Spare. Fair enough. Every British person is entitled to choose what religion, if any, to follow. Well, almost every British person. His father has a bit less freedom to decide that traditional religion is not his thing. So does his ‘arch nemesis’.

The point underlines the culture of constraint from which he has freed himself. If William said the same, a constitutional crisis would ensue. It’s a good example of how unreasonable his whole crusade is. His stance only makes sense if he goes all the way and denounces the monarchy entirely. He wants to be fully royal and also fully honest – an edgy and frank royal rather than a yes-man, a square. But the role entails conformity and reticence: conforming to the family’s official religion, and being reticent about it if you don’t believe. 

Harry doesn’t say anything about William’s religious belief or lack of it, but there is an implication.