Overview

• Multiple outlets report a two-day visit to Vatican City next month that would be the couple's only overseas engagement this autumn.
• The meeting would be their first with Pope Leo XIV, the American-born pontiff elected in May following Pope Francis's death in April.
• The trip is described as fulfilling Vatican-focused diplomatic duties that were postponed when the April itinerary was curtailed due to Pope Francis's deteriorating health.
• Coverage notes that Charles and Camilla held a brief private audience with Pope Francis days before his death during their altered April visit to Italy.
• Some reports say no formal invitation has been publicized and Buckingham Palace declined to comment, as Pope Leo recently sent condolences over the Duchess of Kent's death.