The king said he was “deeply saddened” to hear of the pope's death, while JD Vance, the pontiff’s final international visitor, said he was “happy” to see the “obviously very ill” Francis on Easter Sunday.

As tributes and messages of love roll in for Pope Francis, King Charles is seeing a silver lining in the death of the leader of the Catholic Church. After Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on Monday,

King Charles reunited with Pope Francis less than 2 weeks before His Holiness' passing. Following the pontiff's death on April 21, the monarch paid tribute to Pope Francis.