The Archbishop says his mother was an 'alcoholic and troubled' woman. Spoken publicly about the final few moments he had with her before she diedThe Archbishop of Canterbury has revealed how he was scolded by his son for initially refusing to forgive his mother on her deathbed as she tried to apologise for 'messing up his life'.
Mr Welby initially dismissed Jane's attempts at forgiveness by saying he 'didn't feel' that her parenting had negatively impacted on his life, leading his son Pete to take him outside and bluntly explain what she was trying to do. The Archbishop says his mother Jane was an 'alcoholic and troubled' woman, who tried to apologise for his 'volatile' upbringing in the last few days of her life
He thanked his son for helping him understand what his mother was trying to do, writing: 'I thank Pete for his blunt words at the bedside. I realised I needed to forgive my mother for the pain and confusion of my early years.
Then 25, she said she began drinking heavily because of the pressure, adding: 'I now recognise that during the days leading up to my very sudden marriage, and fuelled by a large amount of alcohol on both sides, I went to bed with Anthony Montague Browne.
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