On 25 March 2026, a historic milestone was reached when, for the first time in the 1,400-year history of the role of the Archbishop of Canterbury, a woman was installed.
Dame Sarah Mullally formally took her seat on the Chair of St Augustine at Canterbury Cathedral before an audience of around 2,000 distinguished guests, including Prince William, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Her Grace Visakha Dasi, Temple President, was invited to attend as part of a multi-fa
