Cancer nurse turned archbishop celebrates election as first woman to lead Church of England
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Sarah Mullally, left, arrives for the Enthronement Ceremony installing her as archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury, England, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the first woman ever to lead the Church of England. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)The Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally is greeted by local school children Brooke, Macanthony and Solomon, from John Wallis Academy in Ashford, representing the cathedral gatekeepers, during the Enthronement Ceremony installing Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, at Canterbury Cathedral, England, Wednesday March 25, 2026. (Gareth Fuller, Pool Photo via AP)Britain's Princess Kate and Prince William during the Enthronement Ceremony installing Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, at Canterbury Cathedral, England, Wednesday March 25, 2026. (Jordan Pettitt, Pool Photo via AP)The Primates of the Anglican Communion arrive ahead of the Enthronement Ceremony installing Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, at Canterbury Cathedral, England, Wednesday March 25, 2026. (Jordan Pettit, Pool Photo via AP)Members of the clergy ahead of the Enthronement Ceremony installing Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, at Canterbury Cathedral, England, Wednesday March 25, 2026. (Jordan Pettit, Pool Photo via AP)
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Sarah Mullally, left, arrives for the Enthronement Ceremony installing her as archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury, England, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the first woman ever to lead the Church of England. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)