World leaders, about 100 leaders of governments and 12 monarchs, including the planet of course Donald Trumpin the outdoor burial ceremony of Pope Francisin front of St. Peter’s Basilica, which was attended by millions of people around the world.
Her honor at the top of St. Peter’s Basilica was taken by Argentina, the birthplace by Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday morning (21.04.2025). The Argentine President, Javier Mileyhe sat in the first row and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, was with him.
Followed by Italythe nation surrounding the Vatican, which formally recognized its sovereignty 1929.
Italian officials occupied the second best positionsas Pope Francis served as Bishop of Rome and the priest of the Catholic bishops of Italy.
The rest of the positions were set Based on the French alphabetstill regarded as the language of her diplomacy. The guests from Germany (French: Allemagne) were among those near the first row, and the United States delegation (French: états-nis) ensured that President Donald Trump had a prominent positioninstead of being placed in the third row, as some expected.
As a result, did not sit near Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenski. Within these provisions, the kings – such as the royal couples of Spain and Belgium – had a priority over other heads of state.
The son of King Charles, Prince William sat next to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Star starin the third row, unexpectedly next to the German Chancellor Altf Saltz.
Prince William, who represented the king for For the first time in international funeralwas expected to sit with the successor of the throne, her prince Haakon Norway and his wife, Princess Mette-Marit.
This part of the announced series of seats does not seem to have been followed, since neither William nor Starmer had places in the first row, with the United Kingdom (French: Royaume-Uni) which comes with… delay in the French alphabet.
Prince William spoke for a while with President Trump and his wife, Melania before the ceremony and also exchanged words with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte.
In their… turn, her king Abdallah Jordan and Queen Rania sat in second rowin front of Prince William.
President Trump caught his attention because he violated the costume code wearing blue instead of black in the Vatican. Also, There was no distinction between universal and non -universal royal persons in terms of seating arrangement.
Thus, former US President Joe Biden, Lifelong Catholic, was not a member of the official delegation USA and sat behind the United States officials.