Even the great ones of the Earth are preparing to pay homage to Pope Francis , who died yesterday at the age of 88 .
US President Donald Trump has already announced his presence at the solemn funeral, which should be held next Saturday, and will arrive in Rome together with his wife Melania.
In these hours, the King of Spain Felipe VI and his wife Letizia , the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the French President Emmanuel Macron have also confirmed their arrival. "We will be at the Pope's funeral, as is right," declared the French head of state during a meeting with the press. The President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen has also announced her intention to attend the last farewell to the pontiff.
Sources in the Kiev government also speak of the possible presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky .
Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, will not be there . His spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained that the Moscow leader "has no intention of participating".
(Online Union)
