Charles and Camilla mark 20th anniversary with photos in Rome
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have released three new portrait photos during their state visit to Italy ahead of their 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday.
The photographs were taken at Villa Wolkonsky, the British ambassador’s residence in Rome, next to the Neronian spur of the Aqua Claudia, an ancient Roman aqueduct.
The pair arrived in Italy on Monday for a four-day state visit during which the British monarch will address the Italian parliament in Rome.
The photographs were taken at Villa Wolkonsky in Rome. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Buckingham Palace/Handout via Reuters)
It is Charles’s 17th official visit to Italy and his first overseas trip this year as he continues to undergo treatment for cancer.
It coincides with the 20th wedding anniversary of Charles and Camilla, who married on April 9, 2005.
Their wedding took place the day after the funeral of Pope John Paul II, which Charles attended as then heir to the throne.
Busy Italian schedule
Charles is the supreme governor of the Church of England, and had been due to meet Pope Francis this week, but the meeting was postponed in late March because of concern over the pontiff’s health.
Pope Francis spent five weeks in hospital suffering from double pneumonia. However, he has now returned to the Vatican.
Charles previously met Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, during visits to Italy in 2017 and 2019.
In the past, he also met Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.
His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, also visited the Holy See in 2000 during the last Catholic Jubilee year.
Charles and Camilla are scheduled to meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Tuesday and visit the Colosseum.
Charles and Camilla have a busy schedule in Italy. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Buckingham Palace/Handout via Reuters)
On Wednesday the king and queen will meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, after which Charles will deliver a speech to parliament — the first British monarch in history to address a joint parliamentary session in Italy.
The royals will also celebrate the cuisine of the Emilia-Romagna region and meet with local farmers whose fields were devastated by floods that recently hit the area.
Following that, Charles and Camilla will travel to Ravenna to take part in a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the city’s liberation from Nazi occupation by Allied forces in World War II.
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