About 250,000 mourners flooded the streets of Rome Say goodbye to Pope FrancisOn Saturday morning, he was widely known as the “Popular Man” at his funeral 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 Being the first pope from South America. Therefore, Argentina’s motherland, Argentina, was in the front row with Argentina President Javier Milei. 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, ruling monarchs take 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 were pointed at their front seats around 4 a.m. before service. They 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.
As many people have pointed out online, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy also sat in the front row – Mr. Trump’s aisle. The funeral photo Zelenskyy has 10 seats from Mr. Trump. Since their Heated Oval Office Exchange War in Ukraine in late February.
The White House revealed on Monday that Mr. Trump and Mr. Zelensky held a private meeting in the Vatican before seating at the funeral. The Trump administration described it as a “very productive discussion.” Zelenskyy agreed it was a “good meeting” and said in a statement on social media that they “discussed a lot”.
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Former President Joe Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden Go to Rome Pay tribute to Francis. He was sitting four rows behind Mr. Trump, according to the BBC.
Here are other notable leaders:
- Prince William of England
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
- French President Emmanuel Macron
- 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.
