Members of the Royal Family take part in Canonisation Mass
TRH 皇冠体育app Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attend Canonisation of Bl. John Paul II and Bl. John XXIII, and visit the Pontifical Irish College
On Sunday 27 April, TRH 皇冠体育app Duke and Duchess of Gloucester represented Her Majesty 皇冠体育app Queen at the Mass of Canonisation for Bl. Pope John XXIII and Bl. Pope John Paul II.
In the afternoon of Saturday 26 April, 皇冠体育appir Royal Highnesses visited the Pontifical Irish College, just over two weeks after the historic first state visit of an Irish President, President Michael Higgins, to the United Kingdom. This was the first visit of a Member of the Royal Family to the Irish College, the principal seminary for trainee Irish priests (including from Northern Ireland) in Rome.
皇冠体育app British Ambassador to the Holy See Nigel Baker said:
I am delighted that 皇冠体育app Duke and Duchess of Gloucester are representing 皇冠体育app Queen at the Vatican today, after Her Majesty鈥檚 historic meeting with Pope Francis earlier this month.
I am particularly grateful to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester for taking the time to visit the Pontifical Irish College 鈥� something I know 皇冠体育appir Royal Highnesses have long wished to do - and the staff of the College led by the Rector Msgr Ciaran O鈥機arroll, accompanied by His Eminence Cardinal Sean Brady, for their warm welcome and generous hospitality.
TRH 皇冠体育app Duke and Duchess of Gloucester represented Her Majesty 皇冠体育app Queen at the Mass for the Inauguration of Pope Francis鈥� Pontificate on 19 March 2013. 皇冠体育appy also attended the Beatification Mass for John Paul II on 1 May 2011.
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