Prince William traveled to Vatican City on Saturday, April 26 in order to attend Pope Francis's funeral. King Charles didn't attend the funeral, which brought together a plethora of world leaders. According to a royal expert,

King Charles and Queen Camilla visited with Pope Francis during their trip to Italy—a meeting which turned out to be one of the Pope’s final engagements before he passed away on April 21. King Charles will not return to the Vatican for his funeral,

The Prince of Wales has paid his respects to the Pope on behalf of the King, as he gathered with world leaders for the historic funeral in St Peter's Square.