Pope Francis’ funeral: All the world leaders set to attend Pope’s funeral at Vatican’s Saint Peter’s Square

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World leaders and hundreds of thousands of mourners gather at Vatican ahead of Pope’s funeral. Our Vatican insider with the latest details on how the day will unfold.

ALBANIA - President Bajram Bega.

ANGOLA - President Joao Lourenco.

ARGENTINA - President Javier Milei.

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AUSTRIA - President Alexander Van der Bellen, Chancellor Christian Stocker.

BANGLADESH - Chief Adviser (interim leader) Muhammad Yunus.

BELGIUM - King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, Prime Minister Bart De Wever.

BRITAIN - Prince William and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

BRAZIL - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and first lady Janja Lula da Silva.

BULGARIA - Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - President Faustin-Archange Touadera.

CROATIA - President Zoran Milanovic.

CYPRUS - President Nikos Christodoulides.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - President Felix Tshisekedi.

CZECH REPUBLIC - Prime Minister Petr Fiala.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - President Luis Abinader.

ESTONIA - President Alar Karis.

EUROPEAN UNION - Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Council President Antonio Costa, Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

EAST TIMOR - President Jose Ramos-Horta.

ECUADOR - President Daniel Noboa.

FINLAND - President Alexander Stubb.

FRANCE - President Emmanuel Macron.

GABON - President Brice Oligui Nguema.

GERMANY - President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz.

GEORGIA - President Mikheil Kavelashvili.

GREECE - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

HONDURAS - President Xiomara Castro.

HUNGARY - President Tamas Sulyok, Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

ICELAND - President Halla Tomasdottir.

ITALY - President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

IRELAND - President Michael D. Higgins, Prime Minister Micheal Martin.

INDIA - President Droupadi Murmu.

INDONESIA - President Joko Widodo.

People have only hours left to go to St Peter's Basilica to pay last respects to Pope Francis.
People have only hours left to go to St Peter's Basilica to pay last respects to Pope Francis. Credit: AAP

JORDAN - King Abdullah and his wife Queen Rania.

KENYA - President William Ruto.

LATVIA - President Edgars Rinkevics.

LEBANON - President Joseph Aoun.

LESOTHO - King Letsie III.

LITHUANIA - President Gitanas Nauseda.

LUXEMBOURG - Prime Minister Luc Frieden.

MACEDONIA - President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova.

MADAGASCAR - President Andry Rajoelina.

MALTA - President Myriam Spiteri Debon.

MOLDOVA - President Maia Sandu.

Pope Francis's body has now been sealed for his funeral.
Pope Francis's body has now been sealed for his funeral. Credit: AAP

MONACO - Prince Albert and his wife Princess Charlene.

MONTENEGRO - President Jakov Milatovic.

MOROCCO - Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch.

MOZAMBIQUE - President Daniel Chapo.

NETHERLANDS - Prime Minister Dick Schoof.

NEW ZEALAND - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

NORWAY - Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit.

PALESTINE - Prime Minister Mohamed Mustafa.

PHILIPPINES - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

POLAND - President Andrzej Duda.

PORTUGAL - President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Luis Montenegro.

QATAR - Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

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ROMANIA - Interim President Ilie Bolojan.

SERBIA - Prime Minister Djuro Macut.

SEYCHELLES - President Wavel Ramkalawan.

SIERRA LEONE - President Julius Maada Bio.

SPAIN - King Felipe and Queen Letizia.

SLOVAKIA - President Peter Pellegrini.

SLOVENIA - President Natasa Pirc Musar.

SWEDEN - King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

SWITZERLAND - President Karin Keller-Sutter.

TOGO - President Faure Gnassingbe.

UKRAINE - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

UNITED STATES - President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.

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