5 January 2023
King Philippe & Queen Mathilde attended the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, at the Saint Peter Square in Vatican City.
No heads of state had been invited. The King & Queen of the Belgians attended the mass because they themselves wished to be there. Other heads of state and statesmen who were present for the same reason: President Duda of Poland, former Queen Sofia of Spain, PM Giorgia Meloni of Italy, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier & his wife, Elke Büdenbender.
Also present: President Sousa de Melo of Portugal, German chancellor Walter Steinmeier & his wife, Elke Budenbender.
The funeral mass was held by Pope Francis.
Behind Mathilde you can see Patrick Renault, Belgian ambassador to the Holy See who for a short while in 2017-2018 was Director of Communications at Belgian Court.
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After the service, Clotilde Courau and her daughter, Princess Vittoria de Savoie came to greet the royals.
La princesse Clotilde et la princesse Vittoria de Savoie saluent la reine Sofia d’Espagne, le roi Philippe et la reine Mathilde de Belgique avec une révérence aux funérailles du pape émérite Benoît XVI pic.twitter.com/LDIzn1U1m1
— Histoires Royales (@ActusRoyales) January 5, 2023
Before the ceremony, Philippe & Mathilde had greeted the former Pope's body at his lying in state inside the Saint-Peter Basilica.
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