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, there's an important reason Charles decided to send William to the funeral in his place.

As reported by GB News, William briefly chatted with Trump and his wife US First Lady Melania Trump on his way into the funeral. It was also reported that the future King spoke to President Macron and Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron before the funeral service was underway.