About 200,000 mourners flooded the streets of Rome Say goodbye to Pope Francisusually referred to as the “Popular Man” at a funeral on Saturday morning in St. Peter’s Square. The nobles, heads of state and ruling monarchs were those who had reserved seats at funerals, including President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.
Among the delegations of about 130 countries at the ceremony, seat maps must be planned accordingly. Here’s how it works:
How to arrange the seating map for the funeral of Pope Francis
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The official delegation sat in a special area to the right of the altar outside St. Peter’s Basilica.
Francis made history Be the first pope from South America. So it’s appropriate that Argentina’s homeland – with Argentina President Javier Milei in the front row. Miley sat next to his sister Karina, who served as president and prime minister. Next to them is Italian President Sergio Mattarella, who sits in front because the pope is the bishop of Rome.
The seating arrangement after Italy is then based on French diplomatic alphabetical order. So, for example, the United States will not be “u”, it will follow the French translation of “états-unis”. According to Reuters, the ruling monarch takes precedence over other heads of state.
Where is Donald Trump sitting at the pope’s funeral?
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Mr. Trump and the First Lady walked into St. Peter’s Square and sat in their seats around 4 a.m. before serving. The two sat next to Estonian President Alar Karis, with Spanish King Felipe VI and Spanish Queen Letizia. Finnish President Alexander Stubb met him at the beginning of the ceremony in the aisle to the right.
Here are other notable leaders:
- Prince William of England
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
- French President Emmanuel Macron
- Former US President Joe Biden
- German President Frank Wat Steinmeer
- Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
- European Commission Director Ursula von der Leyen
- European Council President Antonio Costa
- Brazilian President Luis Inasio Lula da Silva
- President Xiomara Castro of Honduras
- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
- Indian President Droupadi Murmu
- President of the Central African Republic Fostin Al Kudra
- President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi
- Cape Verde President Jose Maria Neves
Haley Ott contributed to the report.
