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Death & Funeral of Pope Francis (2025)

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Pope Francis passed away on April 21st, 2025.  Pope Francis was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of The Holy See (The Vatican) from March 13th, 2013 until his death.

Laying-in-State 

  • Wednesday, April 23rd – Saturday, April 26th
  • At St. Peter’s Basilica

Funeral 

Royals Attending Funeral

Many will announce attendance in advance, but some don’t. More are expected. 
Catholic Monarchies are denoted with an asterisk *

  • Current Monarchy
    • Belgium* 
      • King Philippe & Queen Mathilde
    • Denmark
      • Queen Mary
      • (King Frederik was not able to attend due to his official visit to Japan).
    • Jordan
      • King Abdullah & Queen Rania
    • Lesotho*
      • King Letsie
    • Liechtenstein* 
      • Hereditary Prince Alois (Regent) & Hereditary Princess Sophie
    • Luxembourg*
      • Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
    • Monaco*
      • Prince Albert & Princess Charlene
    • Morocco
      • Crown Prince Moulay Hassan
    • Netherlands
      • Unable to attend due to Koningsdag celebrations the same day. 
    • Norway
      • Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette Marit
      • (King Harald no longer attends international events due to health & mobility issues. Queen Sonja was on sick leave at the time).
    • Spain*
      • King Felipe & Queen Letizia
    • Sweden
      • King Carl Gustaf & Queen Silvia
    • Qatar
      • Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani
      • Sheikh Thani bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
    • UEA
      • Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
    • UK
      • Prince William
  • Former Monarchies
    • Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy *
      • Prince Aimone and Princess Olga of Savoy
    • Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma*
    • Prince Pedro & Princess Sofia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies*
      • Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies *
      • Prince Juan of Bourbon-Two Sicilies *
      • Prince Pablo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies *
      • Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies *
      • Princess Sofía of Bourbon-Two Sicilies *
      • Princess Blanca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies *
      • Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies *

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