Pope Benedict XVI has left the Vatican for the final time as leader of the Catholic Church.
He gave thanks to senior staff who have been by his side during his papacy before stepping out from his apartments for the last time.
As he bid the Vatican farewell, he tweeted: "Thank you for your love and support. May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at the centre of your lives."
The 85-year-old was then driven to the Vatican helipad, where he boarded a helicopter and flew off into history to Castel Gandolfo in Lazio - the Pope's summer residence on the outskirts of Rome.
He is expected to spend the first two months of his retirement there, before he retreats from public life for good.
When he returns to the Vatican to see out his days in prayer and meditation, he will no longer be Pope, but will be known as Emeritus Pope.
He will move into the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery of cloistered nuns inside the Vatican.
His resignation makes him the first Pope to stand down from the role in 600 years.
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