Trump and Zelenskyy given front-row seats at Pope Francis' funeral
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Sat, 26 Apr 2025 12:51:44 +0300
US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have been given frontrow seats at the funeral of Pope Francis, contrary to earlier reports suggesting he would not be seated in the front row.
Source Italian news agency ANSA, as reported by European Pravda Details ANSA reported that the changes had been made at the last minute.
Trump and the first lady are seated in the front row, with Finnish President Alexander Stubb on one side and Estonian President Alar Karis on the other.
King Felipe of Spain is next to Karis, while French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are beside Stubb.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also in the front row, sitting a little further away from Trump.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Photo Reuters Media reports suggest that Trump, who is accustomed to being in the spotlight, might have been deeply disappointed when he saw the seating plan for Pope Francis funeral.
The Holy See usually prefers to seat Catholic royals, particularly those from Spain and Belgium, in the front row, followed by nonCatholic royals.
It was reported that at the funeral, world leaders will be seated in alphabetical order based on their countries names in French, in line with diplomatic protocol established when French was the dominant language of international relations.
Trump and Zelenskyy had a brief meeting before the ceremony and, based on media reports, are expected to meet again after the funeral.
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