This list covers the Royals who attended The Pope’s funeral in an official capacity. Former Monarchies are not included.
Foreign Dignitaries Invited – We marked this as:
- YES, if most countries around the world were invited to send a official delegation
- NO, if most countries were not invited to send an official delegation. (In those cases, usually only Italy and the birth country of the Pope were invited. Any royal in attendance would then be attending in a personal capacity.)
| Religion |
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| Catholic |
| Non-Catholic |
| Mixed Religions |
Table 2
2025-Present
We have included on this list all the Monarchies that participated in the last State Funeral (Pope John Paul II in 2005), as they are likely to send someone to Pope Francis’s funeral.
| Country | 2025 Funeral Francis |
2025 Inauguration |
– | – | – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | King Philippe & Queen Mathilde |
– | – | – | |
| Denmark | Queen Mary | – | – | – | |
| Jordan | King Abdullah & Queen Rania | Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad | – | – | – |
| Lesotho | King Letsie | – | – | – | |
| Liechtenstein | Hereditary Prince Alois & Hereditary Princess Sophie | – | – | – | |
| Luxembourg | Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa |
– | – | – | |
| Monaco | Prince Albert & Princess Charlene | – | – | – | |
| Morocco | Crown Prince Moulay Hassan | – | – | – | |
| Netherlands | * | Queen Maxima of the Netherlands | – | – | – |
| Norway | Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit | – | – | – | |
| Qatar | Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani | – | – | – | |
| Saudia Arabia | Prince Faisal bin Sattam bin Abdulaziz | – | – | – | |
| Spain | King Felipe & Queen Letizia | – | – | – | |
| Sweden | King Carl Gustaf & Queen Silvia | Crown Princess Victoria | – | – | – |
| UAE | Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan |
Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah | – | – | – |
| UK | Prince William | Prince Edward | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | ||
| Foreign Dignitaries Invited | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| Total Monarchies |
14 | 11 | – | – | – |
- 2025 Francis
- Netherland’s official Monarch’s Birthday celebrations, Koningsdag (King’s Day) fell on the same day. As a result, they were unable to send a member of the royal family.
- King Frederik of Denmark was unable to join his wife due to his official visit to Japan.
- King Harald of Norway no longer attends international events due to health & mobility issues. Queen Sonja was on medical leave at the time.
- Complete List of Royal Attendance with Former Monarches and any extended Royals attending in a personal capacity.
Table 1
2005-2023
| Country | 2005 Funeral John Paul II |
2005 Inauguration Benedict XVII |
2013 Inauguration Francis |
2023 Funeral Benedict XVII |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | Prince Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
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| Belgium | King Albert & Queen Paola |
Prince Philippe & Princess Mathilde | King Albert & Queen Paola |
King Philippe & Queen Mathilde |
| Denmark | Queen Margrethe & Prince Henrik |
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| Jordan | King Abdullah & Queen Rania |
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| Lesotho | King Letsie III | |||
| Liechtenstein | Prince Hans-Adam II & Princess Marie | Hereditary Prince Alois | Hereditary Prince Alois & Hereditary Princess Sophie |
Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein (Ambassador to The Vatican) |
| Luxembourg | Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa |
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| Monaco | * | Prince Albert | Prince Albert & Princess Charlene |
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| Morocco | Prince Moulay Rachid | |||
| Netherlands |
Prince Willem-Alexander &
Princess Maxima
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| Norway | Queen Sonja | |||
| Qatar | Emir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani | |||
| Spain | King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia |
Prince Felipe & Princess Letizia |
Queen Sofia | |
| Sweden | King Carl Gustaf & Queen Silvia |
King Carl Gustaf | ||
| UAE | Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan | |||
| UK | Prince Charles | Prince Philip | The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester | |
| Foreign Dignitaries Invited | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Total Monarchies |
13 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
Note:
- 2005 John Paul II
- Monaco royals were unable to attend due to the illness and the death of Prince Rainer of Monaco a few days after the Pope.
- King Harald of Norway was unable to attend due to his recent Heart Surgery
- 2023 Benedict XVI
- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in December 2022. His funeral was held in January 2023.
- This was not a state funeral. Royals Attended in a personal capacity. Only Italy and Germany were invited to send a senior official to represent the country. Other countries were represented by their Ambassador.
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