King Charles pays tribute to Pope Francis less than two weeks after their last meeting

King Charles met with Pope Francis less than two weeks before the pontiff's death. During His Majesty and Queen Camilla's state visit to Italy earlier this month, the royal couple privately reunited with the pope at Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City. The meeting on April 9, 2025, which wasn't their first, coincided with the King and Queen's 20th wedding anniversary. "In the course of the meeting, the Pope expressed his best wishes to Their Majesties on the occasion of their wedding anniversary and reciprocated His Majesty's wishes for a speedy recovery of his health," the Holy See Press . . .