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Posted on 04/26/2025 10:10:29 AM PDT by xxqqzz
Numerous world leaders and royals have gathered in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral.
Among the most prominent figures at the Vatican's St Peter's Square on Saturday morning were Prince William, US President Donald Trump and his predecessor Joe Biden, Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Their attendance comes at a fragile time for international diplomacy, with Trump meeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky before the service.
So among the VIP attendees, who sat next to whom?
Trump was in a front-row seat near Francis' coffin, alongside his wife Melania Trump, across the aisle from Macron and his wife Brigitte.
Intriguingly, he and First Lady Melania were sitting between two staunch supporters of Ukraine. Estonia's President Alar Karis was to Melania's left, and Finland's Alexander Stubb to Trump's right.
Getty Images Melania Trump wearing a detailed black dress with a long hat trailing behind her back.Getty Images Melania Trump wore a finely detailed outfit for the mass
Estonia and Finland are both staunch allies of another man of the moment in attendance - Zelensky, who looked sombre-faced at the Vatican. He was sitting on the same row as Macron, separated by a few other dignitaries.
Zelensky, who has been locked in negotiations and public arguments with Trump in recent weeks, was just 10 seats and one aisle away from him, on the same row.
Shortly before the funeral started, the pair were pictured sitting locked in deep discussion.
The White House described the 15-minute meeting as "very productive," while Zelensky said it was "very symbolic" and had "potential to become historic".
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Umm - down?
Did Micron and zman have booster seats?
Who was at the cross and where did they stand?
biden sat where the depends had been left.
What an incredible demonstration of choreography for seating, order of entrance, and exit.
Where did Pelosi sit?
Latin mass?
Who cares?
Thats what I was thinking. Who TF cares???
LOL. That’s always funny to see people make a comment “who cares”. It’s not like we are required to comment on every single story that’s posted here.
Liberal ‘news’ sources have been reporting that Trump was going to be snubbed - and as usual they were wrong.
There are 1.2 billion Catholics around the world who care , whether they like this particular pope or not.
“ Getty Images Melania Trump wearing a detailed black dress with a long hat trailing behind her back”
I wonder how many in the leftist propaganda press will mock Melania based on this ridiculous sounding description of a “hat“. It was not a hat. It was a mantilla, a traditional lace veil worn in Catholic churches. It was a most appropriate article of clothing for a funeral.
What was the make and model of the pickup truck that ferried the popes casket to Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica? It looked like a small Chevy pickup truck.
It’s the current Popemobile with a different backend. Looks like a RAM PU, but supposedly current Popemobile is an electric Mercedes.
Who cares . . . on their asses.
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