Pope Francis had a previously unannounced meeting at the Vatican yesterday afternoon with Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla, during their state visit to Italy, Buckingham Palace and the Vatican announced.
Charles and Camilla had been due to make a formal state visit to the Vatican, but postponed their plans after doctors prescribed Francis two months of rest after the pontiff experienced a serious bout of double pneumonia.
The pope met the royal couple privately and offered his best wishes for their 20th wedding anniversary, which they celebrated yesterday, said a Vatican statement.
Buckingham Palace said Charles and Camilla “were delighted the Pope was well enough to host them – and to have had the opportunity to share their best wishes in person.”
As British monarch, Charles heads the Church of England, which split from the Catholic Church in 1534.
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