King Charles and Queen Camilla: Impressive photo collage for the wedding day

King Charles (76) and Queen Camilla (77) celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on April 9th. For the anniversary, the British palace published one that show the royal couple during joint appearances.

“20 happy years,” says the post for the recordings that document exactly that. There is great enthusiasm in the comment column. Many of the 13.2 million followers congratulate the jubilees who are currently on a trip abroad in Italy.

It is the second marriage for both. Charles gave Princess Diana (1961-1997) the yes word, Camilla 1973 Andrew Parker Bowles (85). The couple came together for the first time in the 1970s before it separated. In the 1980s, Charles and Camilla began an extramarital affair. As scandal as their connection was at the time, her marriage is so scandal -free.

After a reception in the presidential palace, the royal couple visited one of the best -known sights of the Italian capital on Tuesday afternoon: the ancient Colosseum in Rome, which was built in the first century AD. Pictures of the visit shared the royal palace on Instagram with the words: “If you are in Rome …”

A first meeting with the Italian President Sergio Mattarella (83) has already taken place. The military cooperation between Great Britain and Italy is to be emphasized during the visit, which was underlined by a joint flight show by the Italian aerobatic relay “FRECCE TRICOLORI” and the British “Red Arrows”. .

Charles and Camilla will also complete a dense program in the coming days. As the first British monarch, he will give a speech in front of both chambers of the Italian parliament. In addition to a meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (48), a state banquet in the Quirinalpalast is also on the program. A visit to the Vatican was also originally planned, but was postponed due to the illness of Pope Francis (88).

The cultural-loving Royals will visit places associated with the writers Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) and Lord Byron (1788-1824). The Italian slow food movement should also play a role.

In the historic city of Ravenna, the couple will finally honor the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the province by Allied forces on Thursday. Afterwards, Charles and Camilla go back home.

How the couple will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in Rome is not yet known.