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Archbishop of Canterbury received a fine of over £500, for speeding in London.

Days after King Charles III’s coronation, Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was found guilty of speeding.

According to Sky News, he was fined a total of £510 for going over the 20 mph limit close to Lambeth Palace on October 2 of last year.

After being caught by a speed camera in his Volkswagen Golf on the A3036 Albert Embankment, the 67-year-old was also given three penalty points.

In the same day he criticized the government’s proposals to address the issue of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats as “morally unacceptable and politically impractical,” he was found guilty in a private hearing at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Just a few days after Welby presided over the King’s coronation ceremony, the Evening Standard was the first to disclose the conviction.

Welby was given a £300 punishment, a £120 victim surcharge, and £90 in costs after pleading guilty to the offense online.

According to Sky News, the prosecution followed the Single Justice Procedure, which enables the court to adjudicate the case based on written evidence during a private session.

The archbishop was aware of the speeding infraction, but she did not inform him that it had been taken to court, according to a Lambeth Palace official.

“He has tried to resolve this and pay the fine three times,” the spokesperson said.

“He has all the paperwork to prove that he has tried to pay. Admin errors seem to be causing problems.”

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