PRINCE Edward will represent King Charles at the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV next week.
Robert Prevost, 69, is the first ever American to helm the Catholic Church after being voted in earlier this week.
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And the Duke of Edinburgh will be the royal representation at the new Pope’s inauguration next Sunday, Buckingham Palace have said.
On Thursday evening, Leo XIV stepped out onto the red draped balcony in the Vatican in front of 15,000 Catholic faithful and spoke in Italian and Spanish, addressing the world.
Crowds in St Peter’s Square erupted into chants of “Viva il Papa” and screams of happiness as the sacred Conclave ritual came to an end.
The Vatican’s enormous bells rang to mark the end of the search for the successor to St Peter – and the beloved Pope Francis.
Crowds in the Vatican waved flags and danced as the historic moment was broadcast around the world – set to marked from Spain to Tonga.
Leo secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the secretive lock-in Conclave in order to be picked.
The successful vote for the new leader of the world’s 1.4billion Catholics came after three rounds of voting which could not produce a result.