King Charles has become the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with the Pope

The King and Queen Camilla met the new Pope Leo for the first time before sharing a service in the Sistine Chapel – see the meeting in pictures

The symbolism of a pope and king praying together nearly 500 years after the Church of England’s split from Rome is striking,

The monarch is supreme governor of the Church of England, and has been a longstanding campaigner for building bridges between faiths