Royal Visit to the Real Monte and Archconfraternity of Saint Joseph of Dressing the Naked in Naples

His Royal Highness Don Pedro of Bourbon of the Two Sicilies and Orleans, Duke of Calabria, Count of Caserta, Excelentísimo Señor and Grande de España, claimant to the throne of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and head of the Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, grand master of the Constantinian Order of Saint George, of the Order of Saint Januarius and of all the dynastic orders of the Two Sicilies, claimant to the throne of Navarre and to the throne of Co-Prince of Andorra, son of the Infante of Spain Carlos Maria of Bourbon (died in 2015) and Princess Anne of Orleans, and his firstborn, His Royal Highness Don Jaime of Bourbon of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, are returning for a visit to the Real Monte and Archconfraternity of Saint Joseph of Dressing the Naked, located in Via Giuseppe Marcinelli in Naples. The visit, scheduled for Sunday, April 21, at 10:30 am, comes a year after Don Jaime's entry as an honorary brother of the Archconfraternity of Saint Joseph of Dressing the Naked, which the Bourbons have been part of since its foundation by King Charles III in 1740. The two royals will be welcomed by the president of the Foundation, lawyer Ugo de Flaviis, with the brothers and the national leaders of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. According to an ancient rite, the royals will venerate the precious relic of Saint Joseph's staff, believed to be the one used by the Saint. This will be followed by a concert featuring the original 1787 version of the King's Anthem written by Giovanni Paisiello on commission from King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, which has been the official anthem of the Bourbons since 1816. Don Pedro has also decreed the church of Saint Joseph of the Work of Dressing the Naked as a Magistral Basilica and the official Neapolitan seat of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. 'To King Charles III we owe our foundation and charitable and social inspiration,' emphasizes lawyer Ugo de Flaviis - 'It has been 284 years since the Foundation that I preside over, once an Archconfraternity, has been operating in the city of Naples in the wake of Bourbon generosity. The foundation that I preside over is proud to receive for the third time H.R.H. Don Pedro and his son Don Jaime whom we will welcome with great joy and participation.' The Foundation of Saint Joseph of the Work of Dressing the Naked assists the poor and beggars, faithful to its origins it carries out works of charity, but it is also a small treasure trove of fabulous treasures: it boasts an extremely important art gallery, with the major signatures of the period; original manuscripts of musical works (mostly unpublished) by the most famous exponents of the Neapolitan School of Music; a collection of relics of primary importance, starting from the staff of Saint Joseph to a precious reliquary in gilded copper with silver finishes containing some fragments attributed to the true wooden Cross of Jesus. The day before, Saturday, in the Basilica of Santa Chiara, Don Pedro will preside over the Pontifical of the Sacred Military Order of Saint George in the presence of ladies, knights, and chaplains from Italy and abroad.