King Charles and Queen Camilla expressed their "heavy hearts" over the death of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, but Queen Elizabeth II also met with the late pontiff during her reign. The late Queen, who was 87 at the time, and Prince Philip traveled to Vatican City in 2014 to meet Pope Francis for the first time—and during their visit, he presented the royal couple with some priceless and extremely sentimental gifts for baby Prince George.
George, who was born in July 2013, was just eight months old when his grandparents flew to Italy, but the pope wanted to give the infant a special gift. Per the Express, Pope Francis presented Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with a custom-made lapis lazuli orb "featuring a silver cross of St. Edward the Confessor." The piece was inscribed, "From Pope Francis to Prince George of Cambridge."
