Vatican City: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II flew to Rome,&nbsp;accompanied by her husband the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip&nbsp;on April 3 to meet Pope Francis for the first time.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/jun/Queen-Pope-1.jpg" alt="Pope Francis meets Queen Elizabeth" /> Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by her husband the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip (C), as she greets Pope Francis at the Vatican, on April 3. Pic/AFP.
The visit is also the 87-year-old monarch's first foreign trip since 2011.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/jun/Queen-Pope-2.jpg" alt="Pope Francis meets Queen Elizabeth" /> Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks with Pope Francis (R) during their first meeting. Pic/AFP.
Dressed in lilac and wearing her trademark hat decorated with flowers, the British queen and her husband arrived at the Vatican for their meet with the pontiff.

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