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State visit to Holy See understood to be deeply significant for monarch personally and will celebrate Papal Jubilee held every 25 years
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The King and Queen have arrived at the Vatican City to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time since he was elected to office, as the pair begin their two-day state visit.














