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King puts peace at heart of message to Italy parliament

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April 10, 2025

The King has warned peace is never to be taken for granted” during a historic address to Italy’s parliament as the Queen dressed in celebration of their 20th wedding anniversary.

- TONY JONES

King puts peace at heart of message to Italy parliament

Charles also paid tribute to the close ties between the two nations and said “Italy will always be in my heart” with Camilla sitting a few metres away wearing her wedding dress decorated with added embroidery.

He made history by becoming the first British monarch to address both houses of Italy’s parliament and, after mentioning the Second World War, said: “Today, sadly, the echoes of those times, which we fervently hope had been consigned to history, reverberate across our continent.

image“Our younger generations can see in the news every day on their smartphones and tablets that peace is never to be taken for granted.”

The King, who is making a four-day state visit to Italy with his wife, told the politicians in the Chamber of Deputies in Rome: “Britain and Italy stand today united in defence of the democratic values we share.”

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