Oct. 17 (UPI) -- King Charles III plans to visit Pope Leo XIV next week in the Vatican as the first reigning English monarch since 1534 to pray in a service with the pontiff.
Charles, along with his wife, Queen Camilla, will visit the Vatican on Wednesday and Thursday. They will appear with the pope during a service on Thursday at the Sistine Chapel, where a special seat has been created for Charles.
The chapel was dedicated on Aug. 15, 1483. Michelangelo painted the ceiling from 1508 to 1512.
Henry VIII split from the Vatican 22 years later.
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