Billed as a historic moment for the monarchy, the King stood in front of hundreds of politicians from both the upper and lower houses and delivered a speech in a mix of English and Italian.

In a 22 minute speech, where the King impressively switched between Italian and English, Charles said it had been "one of the pleasures of my life to come to know this irresistible country".

King Charles and Queen Camilla visited Italy for a state visit that coincided with their 20th wedding anniversary. See the ...