King Charles and Queen Camilla are to host actor Stanley Tucci at a formal dinner on Friday evening to mark the confirmation of a state visit to Italy later this year.

King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Italy and the Vatican in April to meet with Pope Francis, as the Catholic Church celebrates a special Jubilee year, which takes place every quarter of a century.

King Charles and Queen Camilla will pay a state visit to Italy and the Holy See in early April and will meet Pope Francis to mark celebrations for 2025 Catholic Holy Year, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed an official visit to Italy and Vatican City for the King and Queen this spring

King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican, marking a significant moment in royal diplomacy. On Thursday, Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles and Queen Camilla will embark on an official visit to Italy in April, which will include a highly anticipated meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

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Before the state visits to Italy and the Vatican, the King and Queen will join Hollywood star Stanley Tucci for a black tie dinner celebrating Italian cuisine at Highgrove.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will spend their upcoming 20th wedding anniversary in Italy. The Sun reported on Monday, February 3, that Charles, 76, and Camilla, 77, will take their first state visit of the year to Rome.

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After a coronation ceremony two years ago hailed as an interreligious novelty and progressively open-minded, King Charles III and Queen Camilla of England will make their first official visit to the Vatican in April.