Funeral of Pope Francis
These royals should be there
Pope Francis’ funeral will take place next Saturday. These royals have announced their participation.
Numerous well-known personalities will take part in the burial ceremony for the late Pope Francis (1936-2025) next Saturday, April 26th at 10 a.m. in the Vatican. Royal representatives have already announced their coming.
Prince William represents King Charles
Prince William (42) will be present in Rome next Saturday. According to BBC, the Kensington Palace confirmed that the 42-year-old King Charles III. (76) is represented on the significant occasion. Charles and wife Queen Camilla (77) were among the last high -ranking personalities that Pope Francis could personally meet shortly before his death.
As the Fürstenpalast published on Wednesday, Prince Albert II (67) and Princess Charlène (47) will also take part in the funeral. The couple previously shared a photo of their encounter with the Pope in 2022 and expressed his “infinite sadness” and “deep dismay”. Loss is particularly painful for the Monegasium Royals, their contact with the Catholic Church is traditionally very narrow. Prince Albert II has ordered a three -day state griever to last from Thursday, April 24th to Saturday, April 26th.
Belgian and Swedish royal family represented
The Belgian royal family reacted with “great sadness” to the news of the death of the Pope. King Philippe (65) and Queen Mathilde (52) only met him at Laeken Castle last September during his trip through Belgium and Luxembourg. The two will have the last honor on Saturday. This emerges on the Königshaus website.
The Norwegian Royals shows that Crown Prince Haakon (51) and Crown Princess Mette-Marit (51) will travel to Rome for the funeral. King Carl Gustaf (78) and Queen Silvia (81) of Sweden have that they will come to Rome together with the Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (61). is also expected Grand Duke Henri (70) from Luxembourg in Rome. , King Felipe (57) and Queen Letizia (52) will arrive with a Spanish delegation.
The Dutch King Willem-Alexander (57) will not be present at the funeral. Instead, the monarch will celebrate the traditional royal day in Doetinchem as planned on April 26, 2025, as can be seen from a current message from the royal family. The official announcement does not explicitly mentioned whether Queen Máxima (53) may travel to Rome as a representative of the royal family. So far, no representative for the funeral is also mentioned.
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Source: Stern
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