King Charles and Queen Camilla Begin Historic State Visit to Italy

The royal couple's four-day trip includes a historic address to the Italian Parliament, a celebration of UK-Italy ties, and their 20th wedding anniversary.

King Charles III will become the first British monarch to address a joint session of the Italian Parliament during the visit.
The visit underscores the strengthening of UK-Italy relations, including defense cooperation marked by a joint flypast of the RAF's Red Arrows and Italy's Frecce Tricolori.
A planned meeting with Pope Francis was postponed due to the pontiff's recovery from double pneumonia.
The state visit coincides with the couple's 20th wedding anniversary, which will be celebrated at a state banquet in Rome on April 9.
King Charles, recently recovering from a brief hospitalization related to cancer treatment, has resumed his duties and is leading the engagements in Rome and Ravenna.