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Pope Benedict meets Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
May 19, 2006, 13:13 GMT
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI on Friday met Queen Margrethe II of Denmark for a private audience at the Vatican.
The Queen, who wore a light grey suit and a hat, was accompanied by a delegation that included Danish Minister for Culture and Religion Brian Mikkelsen, the Ansa news agency reported.
The Vatican did not provide any details of what was described in reports as a 'cordial' 10-minute long meeting.
Queen Margrethe is currently in Rome to attend the opening of an exhibition featuring paintings from Denmark's so-called 'golden era.'
A lutheran, she last met a head of the Roman Catholic Church, then Pope Paul VI, in 1977.
© 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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