Prince William and Princess Kate have shared a tribute to Pope Francis ahead of the future King's return to the UK. The Prince of Wales, 42, arrived in the Vatican for the funeral of the late pontiff on Saturday morning.

As Prince William steps further into his future role as king, Princess Kate is quietly preparing to take on an even greater presence within the Royal Family.According to GB News, a palace insider claimed that the future queen of Britain played

In 2023, William traveled solo to Kuwait to pay his respects following the death of Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. When he was a Prince, Charles attended a number of state funerals or mourning ceremonies alone on behalf of his mother Queen Elizabeth, including that of the previous Pope John Paul II in 2005.