William and Kate set for royal visit to Rome in first official trip abroad in new roles

William and Kate set for royal visit to Rome in first official trip abroad in new roles

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WILLIAM and Kate are set for a royal visit to Rome in the spring.

It will be the couple’s first trip abroad on behalf of the Government as the new Prince and Princess of Wales.

William and Kate, then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, visited several Caribbean countries in March 2022

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William and Kate, then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, visited several Caribbean countries in March 2022Credit: Getty

Kensington Palace has not officially announced the trip, but sources said it was “pencilled in”.

It is unclear whether they will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican, but it is still “very much on the table”.

Tonight, a Kensington Palace spokesman said: “We look forward to announcing the Prince and Princess’s travel plans in due course.”

Their last official Government trip was to the Caribbean in March 2022.

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But it did not all go according to plan, with villagers in Belize staging a protest over indigenous land issues.

Demonstrators in Jamaica also slammed their visit as being “colonial”.

The King and Queen have visited Rome twice in recent years, meeting the Pope both times.

The Princess spent her own gap year in Florence, studying Italian and art history in the Tuscan city.


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