The 358th Anniversary of the King's execution took place on Tuesday 30th January from 2 pm for 2:30 pm in the King Charles I Room, Kidderminster Town Hall, hosted by President Keith Bowkett.
It is interesting to note that the Association's memorial plaque has been relocated just below the King's portrait in the King Charles Room.
President Keith Bowkett laid the wreath is seen here before laying the wreath in the company of the Rev Canon Owain Bell; the Mayor of Kidderminster, Cllr Paul Harrison; and the Mayor's consort, Ms Mary Reese.
The Rev Canon Bell observed that Charles I is still capable of creating headlines. It was recently reported in a national newspaper that 'a naughty word' in a letter to one Jane Woodward, a step-daughter of one of his former courtiers, means that historians must now revise their image of Charles. This revelation has only just come to light, because Dr Sarah Poynting, a research fellow at the University of Keele, has succeeded in deciphering a coded message in the letter. And the offending word? 'Swiving'! (As this is a family website, we'll leave it to you to guess the meaning of this now obsolete obscenity!)
The President made a short speech, saying that he considered it a great honour to lay the Association's wreath, and Canon Bell closed the formal proceedings with a short prayer. The party retired to the Mayor's Parlour for light refreshments.