Who all met Pope Francis before his death? Photos show Pontiff's last high-profile meetings in recent months

Following Pope Francis's demise, King Charles and Queen Camilla expressed their “heavy hearts” while honoring his “compassion” to religious people.

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Pope Francis met with inmates during his visit to the Regina Coeli penitentiary in Rome on Holy Thursday, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP, HO) (AP)

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Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino met Pope Francis, at the Vatican January 25, 2025. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. (via REUTERS)

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Pope Francis met with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, right, and his entourage at The Vatican Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP) (AP)

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Pope Francis met with members of the foundation of "Gaudium et Spes" at the Vatican, February 14, 2025. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/­Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. (via REUTERS)

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Leslie Voltaire, president of Haiti's Transitional Council, met Pope Francis at the Vatican January 25, 2025. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. (via REUTERS)

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Pope Francis met with Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla during a private audience at the Vatican, April 9, 2025. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (via REUTERS)

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Portraits of Pope Francis are displayed ahead of a mass following his death at Sacred Heart Church in Bentong, on April 21, 2025. Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025 aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) (AFP)

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Archbishop Jorge Ignacio Garcia Cuerva gives mass at Buenos Aires Cathedral on April 21, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis in the Vatican. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP) (AFP)

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Archbishop Jorge Ignacio Garcia Cuerva (2nd L) gives mass at Buenos Aires Cathedral on April 21, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis in the Vatican.  (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP) (AFP)

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A portrait of Pope Francis (C) is seen as church officials make preparations at the Jakarta Cathedral in Jakarta on April 21, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis in the Vatican (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP) (AFP)

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Before his demise, Pope Francis met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Easter Sunday at the Vatican, April 20, 2025. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (via REUTERS)

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Pope Francis and JD Vance exchanged Easter greetings at the Vatican, April 20, 2025. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (via REUTERS)

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Pope Francis offered JD Vance three giant chocolate Easter eggs for his three young kids, who were not present in the meeting (AP)