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The state visit was originally intended to include the Vatican, where the King had been due to attend events including a service in the Sistine Chapel, but that had been postponed because of the ill-health of Pope Francis.

“It’s like the Sistine Chapel being something that all Catholics think about all over the world,” Jones said.

An audience with the Pope and a service in the Sistine Chapel were key elements of the visit to the Vatican planned for the start of next month.

As well as meeting the Pope, the King will attend an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel.

The fiery message urges solidarity among the distracted conclave of cardinals, and in the ensuing scene they walk as one toward the Sistine Chapel through the rain holding white umbrellas.