The King jokingly referred to a banquet marking his Italian state visit and held on his 20th wedding anniversary as a “small romantic, candle-lit dinner for two”. Charles and Queen Camilla were guests of honour at the black-tie event hosted by Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella where the King spoke about the uncertainty of the modern world. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00This is an addition to Divine Comedy.
00:30It's published by the publisher Precranium, which is, let's say, our most important cultural publication.
00:43Just outside Rome, on the outskirts of Rome, it's really part of the Roman suburbs.
00:51It's very large. It's a big estate.
01:04And nature is exactly as it was 2,000, 3,000 years ago.
01:10It's very large.
01:11It's very large.
01:12Let's get this guy together.
01:13If you look up, you can see these recipes.
01:26This is the President.
01:27The President has a great day.
01:28The President has a great day.
01:33The President has a great day.
01:37Thank you very much.
02:07Thank you very much.
02:37Thank you very much.
04:17I need hardly say that the United Kingdom and Italy have a relationship that goes back
04:23many centuries.
04:25After all this peninsula has had a profound impact on British history and culture.
04:33There is, of course, the influence of the ancient Romans who first landed in the south of England in 55 BC and I suppose it is fair to say were not met with exactly the warmest of British welcome.
04:52But I, for one, have never asked that question, made famous by Monty Python, what have the Romans ever done for us?
05:04We see their imprint on what they knew as Britannia every day, from London to Carmarthen, from York to Hadrian's Wall.
05:16Italy has succeeded where Rome fell in extending its influence to all corners of the United Kingdom, not least thanks to a beloved diaspora whose charm has proved mightier than Saul.
05:34Tomorrow, I look forward, more than I can say, to my first opportunity to visit the magnificent city of Rovella, where Lord Byron and other Romantic poets spent time.
05:50It is not hard to see what drew them here. Today, our ties are stronger than ever. So different in many ways, we are two countries that are fond of each other, admire each other and respect each other.
06:09Certainly, Italy has always had a very special place in my heart and my wife's.
06:17For instance, I can scarcely believe that this is my 18th official visit to your wonderful country over a period of 40 years.
06:29Today, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to say that the ties between us are thriving, from governments and parliamentarians to the arts and science, from business to sport.
06:42I see so many people here this evening, from a multitude of backgrounds, who are contributing to this flourishing relationship every day, often while exhibiting unmistakable Italian style, as so many of you are doing so beautifully here this evening.
07:03Mr. President, as you have said, we cannot escape the fact that we are living in a very precarious and fragile world.
07:15The world that is changing so fast around us, with such a huge impact on our peoples.
07:22The world that is changing so quickly is changing.
07:24The world that is changing so quickly is changing.
07:25It is changing so quickly that we are living in a very difficult moment.
07:29difficult, and our friends remain united. It is an immense pleasure to be here to celebrate
07:46not only our historical legames, but also the legames of today and those that we are forging
08:00for the future. The Queen and I look forward very much, we hope, to returning to this eternally
08:10fascinating city and to this irresistible country in the years to come. So let me propose a
08:18toast, if I may, Mr. President, here in the eternal city to the friendship between our
08:26nations and the hope that this too may be eternal.