Queen Elizabeth visits Pope Francis. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was welcomed by Pope Francis for an informal visit Thursday afternoon at the Vatican. The Pope welcomed the Queen and her husband …More
Queen Elizabeth visits Pope Francis.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was welcomed by Pope Francis for an informal visit Thursday afternoon at the Vatican. The Pope welcomed the Queen and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, inviting them into his study at the Paul VI hall for a private conversation, which lasted about twenty minutes. Queen Elizabeth gifted the Pope a large hamper containing foodstuffs from her royal estates. The Pope in turn gifted the Queen a copy of a valuable document preserved in the Vatican Archives, where the cult of St. Edward the Confessor (ancestor of the British royal family and founder of Westminster Abbey, where he is buried ) is extended to the universal Church , in 1679 , by Pope Innocent XI. Pope Francis al ...
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was welcomed by Pope Francis for an informal visit Thursday afternoon at the Vatican. The Pope welcomed the Queen and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, inviting them into his study at the Paul VI hall for a private conversation, which lasted about twenty minutes. Queen Elizabeth gifted the Pope a large hamper containing foodstuffs from her royal estates. The Pope in turn gifted the Queen a copy of a valuable document preserved in the Vatican Archives, where the cult of St. Edward the Confessor (ancestor of the British royal family and founder of Westminster Abbey, where he is buried ) is extended to the universal Church , in 1679 , by Pope Innocent XI. Pope Francis al ...