The King kept himself busy on his last full day in Rome before a state banquet that he jokingly described as a candle-lit meal to mark his 20th wedding anniversary with Camilla.
The King had held a morning meeting with prime minister Giorgia Meloni and addressed both chambers of the Italian parliament before the banquet but had also found time for an unscheduled meeting with Pope Francis, who has been ill but had signalled his desire for a brief visit earlier in the day.
