The Vatican has confirmed that more than 130 foreign delegations will attend the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, with about 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs among the guests.
Here’s a breakdown of some key VIPs who have confirmed their attendance:
Americas
- Argentina: President Javier Milei
- Brazil: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and First Lady Janja
- Honduras: President Xiomara Castro
- United Nations: Secretary-General António Guterres
- United States: President Donald Trump and Melania Trump
Europe
- Austria: Chancellor Christian Stocker
- Belgium: King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, and Prime Minister Bart De Wever
- Bulgaria: Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov
- Croatia: President Zoran Milanović and Prime Minister Andrej Plenković
- Czech Republic: Prime Minister Petr Fiala
- Denmark: Queen Mary
- Estonia: President Alar Karis
- European Union: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa
- Finland: President Alexander Stubb
- France: President Emmanuel Macron
- Germany: President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz will not attend)
- Greece: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
- Hungary: President Tamás Sulyok and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
- Ireland: President Michael Higgins and his wife Sabina, plus Taoiseach Micheál Martin
- Kosovo: President Vjosa Osmani
- Latvia: President Edgars Rinkēvičs
- Lithuania: President Gitanas Nausėda
- Moldova: President Maia Sandu
- Monaco: Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene
- The Netherlands: Prime Minister Dick Schoof and Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp
- North Macedonia: President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
- Norway: Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide
- Poland: President Andrzej Duda and his wife
- Portugal: President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Luís Montenegro
- Romania: Interim President Ilie Bolojan
- Russia: Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova
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