King Charles III and Queen Camilla of
the UK arrived in Italy Monday for a four-day State visit in
which they will visit Rome and Ravenna.
As well as seeing President Sergio Mattarella and Premier
Giorgio Meloni during their three das in Rome, the British
royals will visit Ravenna on Thursday where they will pay homage
to Dante's Tomb.
Charles on Wednesday will address a joint session of the
Italian Parliament at the Lower House during
a special ceremony in front of both Chambers of the Italian
Parliament, the first to be attended by British royals.
Charles will become the first British monarch to address a joint
session of Italy's Parliament.
On his Ravenna trip the king will also attend a
reception marking the 80th anniversary of the province's
liberation from Nazi occupation by Allied Forces.
The royals will not see Pope Francis as part of their official
visit, as originally planned.
Buckingham Palace said last month that it had been decided by
mutual agreement to postpone it following the needs related to
the convalescence of the pontiff.
Francis, 88, left hospital a week ago after 38 days fighting
pneumonia and doctors said he faced a convalescence of at least
two months.
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