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In Pictures: Crowds greet Charles and Camilla as they visit Dante’s Tomb

In Pictures: Crowds greet Charles and Camilla as they visit Dante’s Tomb
The King is welcomed by young fans during a visit to Ravenna on the final day of his state visit to Italy (Chris Jackson/PA)
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After planting a tree at the ambassador’s residence in Rome, where they have been staying, the King and Queen flew to ancient Ravenna on the final day of their state visit to Italy.

Charles and Camilla visited the final resting place of the famous Italian literary figure Dante.

Charles planting a treeCharles planted a tree donated by Italian President Sergio Mattarella from the Castelporziano Estatein in the gardens of the ambassador’s residence, Villa Wolkonsky, in Rome (Victoria Jones/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Victoria Jones

Charles and Camilla descend the steps of a planeCharles and Camilla arrive at Forli Airport, on the last day of the four-day state visit to Italy (Victoria Jones/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Victoria Jones

The King meets wellwishersThe King meets wellwishers as he arrives at the Piazza San Francesco, in Ravenna (Phil Noble/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Phil Noble

The King and Queen on a walkabout in RavennaThe King and Queen on a walkabout in Ravenna (Phil Noble/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Phil Noble

The King arrives at the Basilica di San VitaleThe King arrives at the Basilica di San Vitale and the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Aaron Chown

The King and Queen with well-wishers holding flowersThe King and Queen were greeted in Ravenna by wellwishers holding arum lilies and white roses (Phil Noble/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Phil Noble

Charles and Camilla at the Piazza San Francesco in RavennaCharles and Camilla at Dante’s Tomb at the Piazza San Francesco in Ravenna (Phil Noble/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Phil Noble

People cheering the arrival of Charles and Camilla in RavennaPeople cheering the arrival of Charles and Camilla (Phil Noble/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Phil Noble

Charles and CamillaCharles and Camilla were visiting Dante’s Tomb in Ravenna (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Aaron Chown

A view inside the Basilica di San VitaleA view inside the Basilica di San Vitale (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Aaron Chown

The King was shown around the Basilica di San Vitale which has mosaics from the 5th and 6th centuries (Victoria Jones/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Victoria Jones

The Queen tastes a drinkThe Queen tastes a drink during a visit to a UK-Emilia Romagna Food Festival at Piazza del Popolo, in the heart of Ravenna (Chris Jackson/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Chris Jackson

Charles and Camilla wave from a balconyCharles and Camilla wave from a balcony in the Piazza del Popolo (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Aaron Chown

Detail of the Queen's necklaceDetail of jewellery worn by the Queen (Chris Jackson/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Chris Jackson

A mosaic illustrating the coronation of Charles and Camilla on display in the Basilica groundsA mosaic illustrating the coronation of Charles and Camilla on display in the basilica grounds (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Aaron Chown

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