(London) King Charles III has shown, once again, that he feels it is his personal mission to contribute to the cause of persecuted Christians in the Middle East by participating in an Advent service at Farm Street, the London Jesuit Center dedicated to this theme. At the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mayfair, in the heart of the British capital, the King met Iraqi Christians who fled the Nineveh Plains ten years ago, following the invasion of Daesh militias, as well as Farm Street parishioners. The event was organised by Aid to the Church in Need, a charity with which King Charles III has been collaborating for years. The Catholic Primate of England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, gave the concluding prayer at the service, while the Papal Nuncio to the UK, Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendia, gave the final blessing. The monarch, who is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, has repeatedly publicly denounced the plight of persecuted Christians over the years. “Throughout their long history, the Christians of Iraq have been no strangers to suffering. But little could prepare them for the terrors that would be inflicted on them in recent years”, Caroline Hull, national director at Aid to the Church in Need (UK), explained during the service. “Since his time as Prince of Wales, the King has shown profound and unstinting compassion, going out of his way to hear the personal stories of the afflicted faithful” and support them.