ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was welcomed by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Thursday as she began a one-day visit that will also include a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican.<br/> <br />The 87-year-old monarch, stood in the courtyard of the Quirinale palace as the British and Italian anthems were played by the honor guard.<br/> <br />After lunch the Queen will travel to the Vatican for a private meeting with Pope Francis. There have been seven popes during the Queen's six-decade reign, of which she has met five.<br/> <br />Vatican insiders have said it is highly unlikely that any discussion about the Falkland islands will take place with the Argentinean pope.
