Businessman John Mappin has remembered a private briefing on Windsor Castle, who, he says, introduced Queen Elizabeth II to the work of American activist Charlie Kirk, the conservative commentator killed this month in Utah.
In a speech with Telegraph, Mappin said his friends Lord and Lady Plunket oriented the late queen and Prince Philip over tea about the turning point, the youth movement Kirk founded in the United States and later expanded to Britain.
Mappin emphasized that the queen had not personally met Kirk but was told about his mission.
“Prince Philip found it fascinating while she just loved the idea that Charlie brought younger people back to church,” Mappin said.
He added that Elizabeth, as head of the Church of England, appreciated Kirk’s present Christianity.
Kirk, 31, was shot to death on September 10 while talking at Utah Valley University.
His assault stunned supporters in both countries, and his funeral this weekend is expected to draw numbers including Donald Trump.
Mappin said the Queen’s supportive response emphasized his own lifelong Christian devotion:
“She valued Charlie’s sincere love for Jesus Christ and what he did.”
