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What did Prince Charles give Pope Francis during his Vatican visit?

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'It's difficult to know what to give Your Holiness.'

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, paid Pope Francis a visit as part of their Italian tour.

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Prince Charles meets Pope Francis (AFP).

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By Kenya Sinclair (CALIFORNIA NETWORK)
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
4/5/2017 (6 years ago)

Published in Europe

Keywords: Pope Francis, Prince Charles, Vatican

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The couple met with His Holiness to speak privately for 27 minutes on Tuesday, April 4.

The topic of discussion was not shared.


Prior to the private meeting, Prince Charles admitted to the Pontiff, "It's difficult to know what to give Your Holiness."

He presented the Pope with a wicker basket on a table in one of the Vatican's studies. An aide lifted the lid to reveal jars of produce, tea and chocolate, all from the Royal Gardens at Highgrove, Prince Charles and Camilla's private residence.

"Somebody else might like it," the prince modestly commented before explaining, "They're all homemade things I produce."

The Duchess added, "It's very good."

The gift is to be distributed among the poor and homeless in Rome on behalf of the Pontiff and Royal couple.

Pope Francis met Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall.

Pope Francis met Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall.


In exchange for the basket of goods, Pope Francis and his team decided to offer red bound copies of his Encyclicals, papal documents and Laudato Si, which focuses on ecology, climate change, the environment and sustainable development.

Laudato Si is subtitled, "on care for our common home" and includes commentary on consumerism, global warming and other ecological studies, which Prince Charles has been studying for several decades.

They were also offered a bronze olive branch in what Pope Francis described to be a "symbol of peace."

The Pope told Prince Charles, "Wherever you go, may you be a man of peace."

"I'll do my best," was the prince's response.

A second basked from the Queen was produced, filled with honey from Buckingham Palace and shortbread and whiskey from Balmoral, where Pope Francis first met Queen Elizabeth in 2014.


According to Telegraph, a Vatican spokesman reported the Prince and Duchess were allowed to tour the Vatican's secret archive and examine original documents relating to the Catholic Church and Britain.

These included the last letter ever written by Mary Queen of Scots before her execution and others written by Queen Mary I and King Philip II.

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