ROME, Apr 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla, met with Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, yesterday, the day after their arrival for a four-day state visit to Italy.
The royals held talks with the president and Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, Mattarella’s office said.
This is the first overseas trip for the British king, since he was briefly hospitalised at the end of Mar, due to side effects from cancer treatment.
The visit will include the Adriatic city of Ravenna, where tomorrow, they will celebrate with Italian authorities the 80th anniversary of the province’s liberation by the Allies in World War II.
Today, King Charles is expected to meet Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, and deliver the first speech by a British monarch to the Italian parliament.– NNN-XINHUA
