Queen elizabeth ii proceeded through london from buckingham palace. The queen has met pope francis for the first time at the vatican, presenting the famously plainliving pontiff with a hamper of british food including honey, coxs apple juice and 12 eggs from the. Time for change queen elizabeth ii is 85 years old. The queen, the church and other faiths the royal family. Queen elizabeth and pope francis, two of the worlds most popular leaders, met for the first time during a private meeting thursday at the vatican.
In the coronation ceremony of 2 june 1953, one of the highlights was when the queen made her coronation oath taken from the order of service for the. The queen and the pope exchanged gifts inside the vatican. Queen elizabeth ii meets pope francis in the vatican. Queen elizabeth ii met pope francis for the first time at the vatican today, in her fifth meeting with a pontiff in the holy see and one of the last foreign trips for the soontobe 88yearold. Queen elizabeth ii meets pope francis for the first time.
This was the queens seventh meeting with a pope since 1951, when she was still a princess. Queen elizabeth ii meets pope francis at the vatican the telegraph. The queen of england will visit pope francis at the vatican in april, buckingham palace announced. You might not expect the 87yearold queen and the 77yearold pope francis to break an old convention, but they did fri 4 apr 2014 12. The coronation of her majesty queen elizabeth ii in the abbey church of st. The coronation of the british monarch is a ceremony specifically, initiation rite in which the. Accordingly, the text of the oath taken by elizabeth ii on june 2nd 1953 was. Ratcliff, the coronation service of queen elizabeth ii 1953 14. Queen elizabeth presents pope with whisky and venison. I swear that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to here insert the.
Queen elizabeth ii meets pope francis at the vatican youtube. Queen elizabeth to visit pope francis at vatican on april. Queen meets pope francis for first time at vatican uk. For example, queen elizabeth ii was crowned on 2 june 1953, having. Thanks to that lilac dress, queen meets pope was a. Pope francis indicated he would give the hamper to a local poor house. Queen elizabeth meets privately with pope francis cbs news. The coronation of elizabeth ii took place on 2 june 1953 at westminster abbey, london. The queen was supposed to come to italy before francis became pope, but the trip had to be postponed. Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the peoples of the.
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