Life became a bit of a picnic for Pope Francis on Thursday when the Queen presented him with a luxury hamper during her historic visit to the Vatican - and in return he gave her an orb for Prince George.
The monarch and her husband Prince Philip had a private audience with the pontiff, the fifth she has met, for 17 minutes. Smiling brightly, she apologised to the Holy See after she was 20 minutes late.
The hamper contained 18 items from Buckingham Palace, Windsor, Sandringham and Balmoral including two types of honey, a bottle of whiskey, 'Coronation Best Bitter, 'Grandad's chutney' and 'Sandringham handmade aromatherapy soaps'.
In return the Pope presented the Queen with a lapis lazuli orb - a semi-precious stone - decorated with a silver cross of Edward the Confessor, the 11th Century English King who was made a saint, as a gift for the eight-month-old prince, with an inscription on the base that read ‘Pope Francis, to His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge’.
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Gifts fit for a Queen: The royal couple gave the Pope a huge hamper filled with goods from royal estates, including a bottle of whiskey. In return he gave them a lapis lazuli orb for eight-month-old great-grandson George
The Pope smiles as the Queen and the Duke of Edingburgh describe the products in the hamper they presented to him
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