King and Crown Prince congratulate Pope Leo XIV

The Duke of Edinburgh will represent His Majesty at the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.

A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said

Bob Bryanfather

I would particularly like to say hello to my compatriots from Peru

Speaking in English, the pontiff, who was previously known as Father Bob, then referenced his time as a missionary in South America saying

Let us pray together for this new mission, for the whole church

Pope Leo then said

Together, we must try to find out how to be a missionary church, a church that builds bridges, establishes dialogues

He then added

Yeah, I'm the pope's brother, but it's hard to get in to see the pope.

adding:

We used to tease him about being

he said