King Charles III is scheduled to have an audience with Pope Francis during a state visit next month to the Vatican, suggesting the Holy See is optimistic the pontiff will be back at work by then.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles is still hoping to see Pope Francis during a state visit to the Vatican and Italy next month, a Buckingham Palace source said on Tuesday, more than a month after the pontiff went into hospital.

Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to visit Pope Francis during their trip to Italy and the Vatican in April despite the pontiff’s ill-health following his hospitalization around a month ago.

King Charles and Queen Camilla ended the growing speculations about their key royal tour with a major announcement. The monarch and his wife will travel to Italy in April to celebrate two

King Charles, who is also king of Canada, has hosted Mark Carney at Buckingham Palace. The Canadian PM, who was in France earlier for talks with Emmanuel Macron, will later meet UK PM Starmer at Downing St.

Mark Carney (Prime Minister of Canada) was received in audience by His Majesty,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement today at 5pm in the UK. The meeting took place in the 18th Century Room and lasted for 30 minutes.