The king and the queen leave Italy after the state visit

King Charles and Queen Camilla left Italy after a four -day state visit, where they had received a warm reception.

They finished the trip with a celebration of the country’s food, trying to make pasta during a festival in Ravenna.

They had an enthusiastic welcome from large crowds in the historic city, with people waiting for hours under the Italian sun to see royal visitors.

The trip had included a brief Private meeting with Pope Francis In the Vatican, where the pontiff, who was seriously ill, gave them his best wishes for their 20th wedding anniversary, which they celebrated on Wednesday.

On the last day of the visit, the king and the queen made a visit around a gourmet festival full of local products. It included the sampling of a parmesan agreement with whiskey.

After a few intensive days of ceremonial events, the king and the queen looked relaxed when they hired the crowd hand that borders the place.

The king spoke of his love for Italian culture and the trip to Ravenna allowed him to see the tomb of the writer Dante Alighieri.

He was quick to chat with people in the barriers. Although in a lifting square, he was more likely to be assaulted by a battalion of dignitaries than the people who had come to see him.

There was also a commemoration at the town hall of Ravenna of the role played by Canadian troops in the release of this part of Italy during the Second World War.

The king is head of state of Canada – and he had trouble sending symbolic signs of support to Canada, at a time when he was subjected to pressure by US President Donald Trump.

This was a very well received state visit which seemed to generate a lot of good will, with a warm reception of Italian public and political leaders.

It came a little less than two weeks since the king had a short time in the hospital After having undergoing side effects of his treatment against cancer.

He received a standing ovation after A speech in the Italian Parliament On Wednesday, where he called Italy and the United Kingdom to stand together to defend democratic values.

He praised how the United Kingdom and Italy “stood near Ukraine in his need time”.

During a state banquet at the Quirinal palace in Rome, where the king and the queen spent the evening of their wedding anniversary, the king joked on the sumptuous dinner for 150 guests.

“I must say that it is really very good for you, Mr. President, to lie on this romantic little dinner and lit in candles for two …”, told the king to the banquet.

These state visits are carried out on behalf of the government and the backdrop of this trip to Italy was a wave of international economic and diplomatic disorders, the conflict in Ukraine mentioned in the King’s two speeches.

“We live in a very precarious and fragile world,” the king told the state banquet on Wednesday evening.

The British government has held a “reset” after Brexit with its European partners and the state visit has seen multiple references to the military links between the United Kingdom and Italy.

This was given a symbolic form by a Flypast joint toning in Rome Red arrows of the United Kingdom and Italian pilots of the Tricolori Frecce.

The king had summarized this in his speech: “In difficult times, friends stand together.” In a country full of antiques, it was a theme that is both old and modern.