Funeral of Pope Francis
These are members of the royal family want to come
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlin with Pope Francis in July 2022.
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The funeral of Pope Francis will be held next Saturday. These royal family announced their participation.
Many well-known personalities will participate in the late Pope Francis (1936-2025) on Saturday, April 26, at 10 am in the Vatican. The royal actors have already announced their coming.
Prince William represents King Charles
Prince William, 42, will be present in Rome next Saturday. According to the BBC, Kinsington Palace confirmed that the 42 -year -old is represented by his father, King Charles III, 76, on an important occasion. Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, 77, was among the last high -level characters that Pope Francis could personally meet shortly before his death.
The Emiri Palace was also published in the Instagram story on Wednesday, Prince Albert II, 67, and Princess Charlin, 47, will participate in the funeral. The couple previously shared a picture of their meeting with the Pope in 2022 and expressed his “endless sorrow” and “deep panic”. The loss is especially painful for the family of Monegasium, their connection to the Catholic Church is very narrow. Prince Albert II ordered three days from the government to continue from Thursday, April 24 to Saturday, April 26.
It represents the Belgian and Swedish royal family
The Belgian royal family interacted with “great sadness” on the news of the death of the Pope. King Philip, 65, and Queen Mahatd, 52, met only at Laeken Castle last September during his journey via Belgium and Luxembourg. The two will receive the last honor on Saturday. This comes out of a message on the Königshaus website.
The Norwegian official calendar explains that Crown Prince Hakoun, 51, Crown Prince Miti Marit, 51, will travel to Rome to the funeral. King Karl Gustav, 78, and Queen Silvia, 81, from Sweden, announced on Wednesday that they would come to Rome with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, 61. According to media reports, Duke Henri, 70, is also expected from Luxembourg in Rome. As said “El País”, King Felipe, 57, and Queen Letizia, 52, will arrive with a Spanish delegation.
Dutch king William Alcander, 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 shown from a current message from the royal family. The official announcement is not explicitly mentioned whether the Queen Máxima, 53, may travel to Rome as a representative of the royal family. So far, no funeral representative has been mentioned in the calendar of the Danish royal family.