King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Rome basilica after historic papal prayer

King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, where they walk through the Holy Door and pause for a private moment at the apostle's tomb. During the ceremony, the King sat on a chair bearing his Coat of Arms, presented as a gift marking his appointment as Royal Confrater of the Abbey of St Paul.

Earlier the 76-year-old monarch became the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with a pope since the schism with Rome 500 years ago, in a service led by Leo XIV. Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, joined the US-born pope in the Sistine Chapel for a 30-minute service mixing Catholic and Anglican traditions.