Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at Vatican City on Thursday (October 23) for a two-day state visit meant to deepen the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion, five centuries after their historic split.

Charles, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, will attend an ecumenical service alongside Pope Leo in the Sistine Chapel, the first joint prayer involving a British monarch and a Catholic pope since 1534.

The royal couple landed at Ciampino Airport near Rome on Wednesday (October 22). They will also visit Rome's Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls later on Thursday.

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SHOWS: The King and Queen Camilla are on a state visit to the Vatican marking the closening ties between the Catholic Church and Anglican Communion, five centuries after their turbulent separation.

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1. CAR CARRYING KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA ARRIVING AT SAN DAMASO COURTYARD / CHARLES AND CAMILLA BEING GREETED BY REGENT OF PAPAL HOUSEHOLD, MONSIGNOR LEONARDO SAPIENZA / CHARLES AND CAMILLA GREETING AUTHORITIES

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2. VARIOUS OF KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA AT SAN DAMASO COURTYARD

3. VARIOUS OF CHARLES AND CAMILLA WALKING INSIDE PALACE

4. POPE LEO ARRIVING / POPE SHAKING HANDS WITH CHARLES AND CAMILLA

5. VARIOUS OF POPE, CHARLES AND CAMILLA SEATED FOR TALKS

6. POPE, CHARLES AND CAMILLA POSING FOR PICTURE

7. VARIOUS OF POPE, CHARLES AND CAMILLA EXCHANGING GIFTS

Britain's King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Thursday (October 23), in the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534. Charles, supreme governor of the Church of England, was seated at the pope's left near the altar of the chapel as Leo and Anglican Archbishop Stephen Cottrell led a service that featured the Sistine Chapel Choir and two royal choirs.

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8. KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA ENTERING SISTINE CHAPEL

9. INTERIOR OF SISTINE CHAPEL

10. CHARLES AND CAMILLA WALKING TO ALTAR, TAKING SEATS

11. CAMILLA TALKING TO CHARLES

12. POPE LEO AND ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP, STEPHEN COTTRELL, ENTERING SISTINE CHAPEL

13. POPE AND COTTRELL WALKING TO ALTAR

14. POPE AND COTTRELL LEADING SERVICE

15. CHARLES AND CAMILLA ATTENDING SERVICE ALONGSIDE POPE AND COTTRELL

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16. KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA ATTENDING SERVICE

17. VARIOUS OF CEREMONY IN PROGRESS / SISTINE CHAPEL FRESCOES

18. POPE, CHARLES AND CAMILLA LEAVING ALTAR

19. VARIOUS OF POPE AND CHARLES EXITING SISTINE CHAPEL

King Charles and Queen Camilla visited Rome's Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, where Charles was gifted a special seat in the apse of the basilica.

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20. VARIOUS OF KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA WALKING TOWARDS BASILICA OF ST PAUL OUTSIDE THE WALLS

21. CHARLES AND CAMILLA WALKING INSIDE BASILICA

22. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CLERGYMAN SAYING:

"Majesty, the chair in which you are seated is yours and is now your prominent place."

23. CHARLES LISTENING

24. CEREMONY IN PROGRESS