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She received a royal welcome when she landed in Armenia last week.

And Kim Kardashian's Queen-like status was confirmed on Sunday, when she accepted a sprig of lilac from an elderly fan who had waited three days to meet her.

Her fan finally won an up-close and personal encounter with the glamorous reality star in the capital of Yerevan after waiting 12 hours a day for the opportunity.

On the visit, Kim sounded an unusually serious note when she, husband Kanye and sister Khloe visited the memorial to Armenian genocide victims near the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.

'It was an honor to meet the Prime Minister of Armenia, Hovik Abrahamyan who expressed how proud they are that we are proud Armenians and we have not forgotten our roots! #NeverForget,' Kardashian wrote on her Instagram account.

Today, Prope Francis caused an international incident, when he called the killing of up to 1.5million Armenians in 1915 'the 20th century's first genocide.'

The Turkish government expressed outrage at the Pope's words. Officials - who argue that the killings were a result of an Armenian uprising and that many Turks died, as well - said: 'It is not possible to accept the pope’s statement, which is far from any legal or historical reality.

'Religious authorities are not the places to incite resentment and hatred with baseless allegations.'

In response, the Turkish Foreign Ministry recalled its ambassador to the Vatican and summoned the Vatican's ambassador toe Turkey for a lecture about the Armenian question.