William and Catherine Meet New Archbishop Dame Sarah Mullally
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Prince William and Princess Kate meet the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the Rt Revd & Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally at Lambeth Palace.
The meeting took place in her study at Lambeth Palace, making it feel far more personal than a routine engagement.
Notably, she is the first woman to hold the role of Archbishop of Canterbury, marking a historic moment for the Church of England.
With Prince William destined to one day become Supreme Governor of the Church of England, moments like this matter.
The Prince and Princess of Wales met privately with the Archbishop of Canterbury today,
quietly and away from the spotlight. The meeting took place in her study at Lambeth Palace.
Notably, she is the first woman to hold the role of Archbishop of Canterbury,
so what was discussed behind closed doors?
Very nice to see you. Thank you so much for coming.
No, thank you.
Very nice to see you.
Nice to see you. So much for coming.
I know, it is, isn't it? You've tried it right. It's about to start raining again now,
so thank you.
Probably in the sunshine.
Yeah, so do come through.
This is Mark, who supports the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Hello, I'm Rui.
Hello, nice to meet you.
Hello, I'm Gerard.
Hi, I'm Rui.
Nice to meet you.
Yes.
Is that the garden up there?
It is, yeah, it is. So there's ten acres, in fact, and they have at times been opened
with staff at St Thomas' Hospital as well, which is, of course, just across the road.
But yeah, but they are, they've done, and Lindsay, the gardener, has done a great job
with that, you know, her part of it. So when the weather's better,
Yeah, it's going to get watering today.
Yeah, with the children, yeah.
Your Highness, it's okay, we'll just give you two minutes.
Thank you so much.
Thank you, sir. Sorry.
Thank you very much.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
You take a seat.
I mean, you know, it's just great to be able to get out and that space.
And in fact, where I came from, the old deanery in London had a very small patch of ground,
really. So this is transformative, to be able to see the sky.
Particularly in the centre of London.
It is, I know, I know.
It's actually amazing how much green space there is.
Oh, I think, and we underestimate, yeah, but not all of it's accessible.
That's the other bit I learned, is that it's not all accessible for people,
particularly in the City of London.
They're private gardens.
I mean, they don't completely know where.
Yeah, I did, so I've been here quite often, for a whole series of things.
I knew it.