Lip Reader Claims King Charles Snapped at Queen Camilla During Vatican Visit

A human behavior expert claims to have decoded a harsh comment King Charles III reportedly made to Queen Camilla during their visit to Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City earlier today.

If you haven’t been following, the royal couple’s trip marks a historic moment: for the first time in 500 years, the Head of the Catholic Church and the Head of the Church of England prayed together.

For Pope Leo, this meeting carries even more weight, coinciding with the Papal Jubilee—a celebration held every 25 years that represents forgiveness and reconciliation in the Catholic faith.

The 70-year-old pontiff welcomed the British royals to the Apostolic Palace before accompanying King Charles, 76, to the Sistine Chapel. Queen Camilla, who is Anglican, reportedly stayed outside to greet local choirs.

“This will be the first state visit since the Reformation where the Pope and the Monarch will pray together in an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel,” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said ahead of the trip. “It’s also the first time a British monarch will attend a service at St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, a church with deep historic ties to the English Crown.”

But earlier in the day, after landing in Rome, King Charles may have let a little tension slip through. While stepping off the plane, lip-reading expert Nicola Hickling claims Charles turned to Camilla and said, “You ought to be careful going down the steps.”

Ironically, Hickling says, the King appeared to stumble himself moments later before quickly catching his balance.

Hickling also shared that Charles made a few lighter remarks after the brief slip-up. Speaking to a crew member, the King reportedly joked, “You have the same name as me. You’re also a Charles, I see,” to which the man replied, “Absolutely.”

Charles then turned to the group waiting to greet them and said, “Marvelous journey… It’s wonderful to be back in Rome, and what a warm welcome.”

According to the BBC, the visit will include a ceremonial exchange of gifts. King Charles is expected to present Pope Leo with an icon of St. Edward the Confessor, while the Pope will gift him a scaled mosaic of Christ taken from a Norman cathedral in Cefalù, Sicily.

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