unc ie , ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury . ▁ ▁Family ▁and ▁early ▁life ▁R unc ie ' s ▁father ▁was ▁J . ▁W . ▁Cec il ▁Turner , ▁a ▁Wor c esters hire ▁county ▁cr ick eter ▁and ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Cross , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁b urs ar ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁Hall , ▁Cambridge . ▁She ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Per se ▁School , ▁Cambridge ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁Gu ild hall ▁School ▁of ▁Music . ▁ ▁She ▁married ▁Robert ▁R unc ie ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁James ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁and ▁Reb e cca ▁R unc ie ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 2 ). ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Michael ▁Ram sey , ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁ret ire ▁in ▁November . ▁His ▁successor ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁by ▁Harold ▁Wilson , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁In ▁April , ▁Lad bro kes ▁had ▁already ▁announced ▁the ▁bet ting ▁odd s ▁as ▁to ▁who ▁the ▁next ▁arch bishop ▁would ▁be . ▁R unc ie , ▁whose ▁husband ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁Bishop ▁of ▁St ▁Alb ans ▁and ▁considered ▁a ▁likely ▁candidate , ▁was ▁reported ▁by ▁Time ▁magazine ▁to ▁have ▁disapp ro ved ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁process : ▁" It ' s ▁revol ting ▁to ▁turn ▁important ▁church ▁affairs ▁into ▁a ▁horse ▁race ." ▁The ▁arch bishop