Buckingham Palace has released new details about King Charles and Queen Camilla’s upcoming state visit to the Vatican, set to take place in late October.
In a post shared on the Royal Family’s official Instagram account on Friday, October 17, the palace outlined the key engagements Their Majesties will undertake during the visit to The Holy See.
“Next week, The King and Queen will visit The Holy See. Their Majesties will join His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to celebrate the 2025 Jubilee Year. Traditionally marked every 25 years, the Jubilee is a special time for the Catholic Church,” the statement read.
During the visit, King Charles and Queen Camilla will participate in a series of significant events. The royal couple will meet Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace and attend a special ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel centered on the theme of “Care for Creation.”
Their itinerary will also include a visit to the Papal Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls.
King Charles will attend a reception at The Pontifical Beda College, where he will meet seminarians from across the Commonwealth. Meanwhile, Queen Camilla will meet Catholic Sisters from The International Union of Superiors General, who are actively working to combat violence against women and girls worldwide.
The upcoming state visit to the Vatican was officially announced by Buckingham Palace on September 27, marking another key diplomatic engagement in King Charles and Queen Camilla’s international schedule.
