King Charles III and Queen Camilla met with Pope Leo XIV during a historic trip to the Vatican. The couple had a jam-packed schedule on Thursday, October 23, for their trip to the Italian holy state.

History was made in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III prayed side by side, the first such meeting since the Protestant Reformation.

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived at the Vatican on Thursday for a historic visit to forge closer relations between the Church of England and the Catholic Church, a welcome spiritual respite for the royals from the turmoil at home over the Epstein sex scandal.

King Charles is due to pray with Pope Leo XIV, the first time a British monarch and a Pope have done so since the Reformation 500 years ago