King Charles III has dedicated Britain’s first national memorial to LGBTQ+ troops. It comes 25 years after the U.K. ended its ban on homosexuality in the armed forces.

King Charles III prayed with Pope Leo after exchanging gifts at the Vatican on Thursday, making him the first head of the Church of England to do so since it split with the Holy See 500 years ago.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla met with Pope Leo XIV on Thursday. The trio met during an audience at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. They then went to the Sistine Chapel where, for the first time in 500 years, a King of England and a pope prayed together.

King Charles has become the first British monarch to pray with a pope at the Vatican since the Catholic and Anglican churches split up five centuries ago.

Oct. 27 (UPI) -- British King Charles III unveiled a memorial to LGBTQIA+ members of the military Monday, 25 years after the government lifted a decades-long ban on the community's service.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have visited the Vatican to pray with Pope Leo XIV. This historic meeting aims to strengthen ties between the Church of England and the Catholic Church. The event marks

King Charles III dedicated Britain’s first national memorial to LGBTQ+ troops, marking 25 years since the military ended its decades-long homosexuality ban. Between 1967 and 2000, thousands of service members were discharged for their sexual orientation or gender identity, losing medals, pensions and career opportunities.

A protocol blunder made by Amal Clooney during her meeting with King Charles III earlier this year has seemingly resurfaced online. For those in need of a reminder, the monarch, 76, welcomed British lawyer and human rights activist Clooney to Buckingham Palace back in June, alongside a horde of other huge-name stars.