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Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla made a surprise visit to the Vatican to see Pope Francis on April 9. They were actually planning to make a formal state visit to the Vatican earlier but had to postpone their journey after doctors prescribed two months of rest for the pontiff.
They met Pope Francis who conveyed his best wishes to the royal couple who were celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary on April 9. Both King Charles and Queen Camilla were delighted to meet the pontiff and that he was well enough to host them.
King Charles is the head of the Church of England which split from the Catholic Church in 1534.King Charles has met Pope Francis on two occasions earlier in 2017 and in 2019 before he became king. Late Queen Elizabeth II visited Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2014.
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