Queen meets Pope Francis

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April 3, 2014 at 11:00 AM

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, exchange gifts with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Thursday, April 3, 2014. Queen Elizabeth II has come to Rome for lunch with Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano ahead of the British monarch's first meeting with Pope Francis. Before Francis, Elizabeth had met with four pontiffs, starting with Pope Pius XII in 1951, a year before her accession to the throne. (AP Photo/Stefano Rellandini, Pool)

Swiss guards stand to attention as Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrives to meet Pope Francis for a meeting at the Vatican April 3, 2014. Queen Elizabeth II has come to Rome for lunch with Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano ahead of the British monarch's first meeting with Pope Francis. Before Francis, Elizabeth had met with four pontiffs, starting with Pope Pius XII in 1951, a year before her accession to the throne. (AP Photo/Stefano Rellandini, Pool)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth walks with Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican April 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh arrive for their meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Thursday, April 3, 2014. Before Francis, Elizabeth had met with four pontiffs, starting with Pope Pius XII in 1951, a year before her accession to the throne. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Rome's Ciampino military airport to start a one-day visit to Italy and the Vatican, Thursday, April 3, 2014. The British Royals will meet Italian President Giorgio Napolitano during an official lunch at the Quirinale Presidential Palace and Pope Francis at the Vatican in the afternoon. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi, pool)

In this picture, publicly distributed by the Italian Presidency Press Office, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, right, welcomes Queen Elizabeth II upon her arrival at Rome's Quirinale Presidential Palace, Thursday, April 3, 2014, as part of a one-day visit to Italy and the Vatican. The British Royals will meet with Pope Francis in the afternoon. (AP Photo/Italian Presidency Press Office)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, exchange gifts with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Thursday, April 3, 2014. Queen Elizabeth II has come to Rome for lunch with Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano ahead of the British monarch's first meeting with Pope Francis. Before Francis, Elizabeth had met with four pontiffs, starting with Pope Pius XII in 1951, a year before her accession to the throne. (AP Photo/Stefano Rellandini, Pool)

Queen Elizabeth II met Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday, April 3, 2014, on a visit that coincides with the anniversary of the Falklands War and is also the 87-year-old monarch's first foreign trip since 2011.

Dressed in lilac and clutching a bouquet of flowers, the queen smiled as she arrived at Ciampino airport, shaking hands with dignitaries on the red carpet.

She and her husband Prince Philip then had lunch with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale Palace, where they were greeted with a military salute and crowds of supporters, some waving Union Jack flags. (AFP)

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