King Charles and Queen Camilla are to host actor Stanley Tucci at a formal dinner on Friday evening to mark the confirmation of a state visit to Italy later this year.

King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Italy and the Vatican in April to meet with Pope Francis, as the Catholic Church celebrates a special Jubilee year, which takes place every quarter of a century.

King Charles and Queen Camilla will pay a state visit to Italy and the Holy See in early April and will meet Pope Francis to mark celebrations for 2025 Catholic Holy Year, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.

Before the state visits to Italy and the Vatican, the King and Queen will join Hollywood star Stanley Tucci for a black tie dinner celebrating Italian cuisine at Highgrove.

Their Majesties The King and Queen will undertake State Visits to the Holy See and the Republic of Italy in early April 2025.During Their Majesties’ State

Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III and Queen Camilla will embark on a state visit to Italy in April, where they will meet Pope Francis.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will spend their upcoming 20th wedding anniversary in Italy. The Sun reported on Monday, February 3, that Charles, 76, and Camilla, 77, will take their first state visit of the year to Rome.

The Italian-American star's visit to Highgrove comes as Buckingham Palace confirmed the King and Queen will tour Italy and the Vatican in early April. | ITV National News

Their Majesties The King and Queen will undertake State Visits to the Holy See and the Republic of Italy in early April 2025,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “During Their Majesties’ State visit to the Holy See,

King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit Italy and the Vatican in April, Buckingham Palace has said. Charles visited Italy many times when he was the prince of Wales but this will be his first trip since becoming the UK's head of State.