Queen Camilla and King Charles are currently on a royal tour of Italy. Dr. Paul Atkin, who attended a royal reception in Rome, spoke exclusively with PEOPLE about his conversation with the Queen.

King Charles and Queen Camilla found an appropriately symbolic place in Rome to pose for photographs on the second day of their state visit to Italy. They stood in the ancient Temple of Venus, honouring a goddess of love, during a four-day trip which coincides with their 20th wedding anniversary.

King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla arrived in Italy on Monday for a four-day state visit during which the British monarch will address the Italian parliament in Rome. It is the 17th official visit by Charles to Italy and his first overseas trip this year as he continues to undergo treatment for cancer.