The Archbishop of Canterbury has been convicted of speeding – days after crowning King Charles III in a historic ceremony watched by millions around the globe.
Justin Welby, 67, was handed three points and a £510 court bill after his VW Golf was clocked by a camera on the Albert Embankment as he drove towards his official residence at Lambeth Palace.
He was doing 25mph in the 20mph zone on October 2 last year.
His conviction following a private hearing this week came on the same day he made headlines locking horns with the government over its Illegal Migration Bill.
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Mr Welby was criticised by ministers after condemning their plans to tackle the small boats crisis as ‘morally unacceptable and politically impractical’.
Days earlier, he played a central role in the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey.
Mr Welby’s VW Golf was clocked by a camera on the Albert Embankment