Pope Francis funeral will be held on Saturday.
King Charles follows the old tradition and does not attend the Pope’s funeral. Aop
British King Charles III does not participate in the pope Franciscus to the funeral. The funeral of Pope, who died on Easter Monday, will be celebrated on Saturday at the Vatican St. Petersburg Church.
BBC According to Franciscus funeral Charles is represented by the prince of his son Wales William.
Vanity Fair In the background is the old British tradition that Monarkki does not attend the funeral. This was also the case, for example John Paul II at the funeral in 2005 when the court represented the queen Elizabeth Instead of the then Prince of Wales. Charles and Camilla Because of the funeral, they had to postpone their own wedding.
King Charles and Queen Camilla met Pope Francis on April 9. On the same day, the royal couple celebrated their 20th anniversary. Aop
Pope Benedict Died in 2022. He did not receive a state funeral as emeritus, so no one in the British hob at that time attended the event.
King of Norway either Harald and queen Sonja Do not attend Pope Francis funeral. Norwegian courts represent the crown prince Haakon and crown princess Mette-Maritthe court from the calendar It turns out.
Nor’s the Norwegian royal couple also does not attend the funeral. Queen Sonja has recently been in hospital. Aop
The funeral guests of the upcoming weekend also include the Swedish King’s pair Charles Gustav and Silvia as well as the prime minister Ulf KristerssonBritish Prime Minister Keir StarmerUS President Donald Trump and the President of the French Emmanuel Macron. Sky News Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyiA pair of king of the Spanish Felipe and Letiz as well as a pair of king of Belgium Philippe and Mathilde. Russian president Vladimir Putin does not attend the funeral.
Finland at the Pope’s funeral is represented by the president Alexander Stubb.
Prince William is represented by the British court at the Pope’s funeral. EPA / AOP