King Charles prays with Pope Leo at the Vatican as Prince Andrew scandal looms back home
King Charles III became the first British monarch to pray publicly with a pope in 500 years during his state visit to the Vatican on Thursday, after a bruising week back home with the continued fallout over the Prince Andrew scandal.

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