jubilee

He has previously had works commissioned for major royal events including Queen Elizabeth II's golden jubilee, the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales in 2011 and the coronation of King Charles III.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the Pope on the last such jubilee year in 2000.

A jubilee is a Church tradition which takes place only once every 25 years in which Catholics re-establish their relationship with God.

The fountain and other key city sites have been cleaned ahead of the jubilee of the Roman Catholic Church which begins on Christmas Eve.

The award given to King Hamad as well as King Abdullah of Jordan – who are both marking silver jubilees this year – was announced on Wednesday by Buckingham Palace.