Save the date! Sunday, June 2: Snell Lecture

We are delighted to announce that we are bringing back the Snell Lectures!

Free admission, please RSVP here

Join us for Evensong at 4:30pm on Sunday, June 2 followed by a reception and the Snell Lecture at 6:00pm when we welcome Danny Johnson MVO FRSA (Officer of The Royal Victoria Order, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts) as our speaker.

Danny was appointed Coronation Planning Director in October 2022, working closely with the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Royal Household, Westminster Abbey, and a host of others on every detail of the Coronation Service.

In his talk, ‘Fit for a King: The Symbolism of a Coronation’, Danny discusses his journey exploring the iconography of past Coronation Services, their symbolism, and what their visual language lends to the storytelling and understanding of a Coronation, as well as the monarchy today.

Exploring the origins, traditions and customs that govern a Coronation, and studying their significance, Danny focuses on some of the details that may not have been seen, or noticed, but each rooted in history, theology or allegory, and key to de-coding the Coronation.

‘Fit for a King’ is a celebration of shared heritage and storytelling, told by, and with, strong personal insight, anecdotes and stories as well as academic and professional experience.

Biography: Danny Johnson MVO FRSA

Danny has worked at the centre of The Church of England for nearly a decade, currently working as an advisor and Special Representative to The Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace.

In the last five years, Danny has had a ‘front row seat’ to history in the making. On behalf of The Archbishop of Canterbury and The Church of England, Danny has been the National Operational Lead, planning and delivering the Church’s role in the funerals of The Late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the accession and Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, as well advising on the Platinum Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving.

Danny was appointed an Officer of The Royal Victoria Order (MVO) by HM The King in the 2024 New Year Honours list for his ‘distinguished personal services to the Sovereign’. Danny is also an Honorary Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts.