Who was at Pope Francis' funeral and where did they sit?

Numerous satellite leaders and royals person gathered successful Rome for Pope Francis' funeral.

Among the astir salient figures astatine the Vatican's St Peter's Square connected Saturday greeting 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 astatine a fragile clip for planetary diplomacy, with Trump gathering Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier the service, according to Zelensky's spokesman.

Here are immoderate pictures of the VIP attendees.

Trump and Zelensky 10 seats apart

Trump was successful a front-row spot adjacent Francis' coffin, alongside his woman Melania Trump, crossed the aisle from Macron and his woman Brigitte.

Intriguingly, helium and First Lady Melania were sitting betwixt 2 staunch supporters of Ukraine. Estonia's President Alar Karis was to Melania's left, and Finland's Alexander Stubb to Trump's right.

Estonia and Finland are some staunch allies of different antheral of the infinitesimal successful attendance - Zelensky, who looked sombre-faced astatine the Vatican. He was sitting connected the aforesaid enactment arsenic Macron, separated by a fewer different dignitaries.

Zelensky, who has been locked successful negotiations and nationalist arguments with Trump successful caller weeks, was conscionable 10 seats and 1 aisle distant from him, connected the aforesaid row.

The seating plan

The VIPs were successful a abstracted conception from the hundreds of thousands of members of the nationalist who person descended connected Rome for the event.

Dignitaries were sitting connected the the right-hand broadside of the square, adjacent to St Peter's Basilica.

Those with the champion seats were Javier Milei, president of Francis' autochthonal Argentina, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Italian President Sergio Mattarella, representing the state that surrounds the Vatican City state.

Behind them were reigning sovereigns, and different delegations were seated successful alphabetical bid successful French, the authoritative connection of diplomacy, connected different benches.

Representing British royalty, the Prince of Wales was sitting adjacent to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz astatine the service.

Starmer was sat successful the 5th enactment with his woman Victoria.

Behind the British person was the World Health Organization's manager wide Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Former US President Joe Biden was seen manus successful manus with his woman Jill. He was sitting 4 rows down Trump.

European leaders and royalty

Many European leaders, arsenic good arsenic royalty from European countries, were successful attendance.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was astatine the proceedings, and was seen chatting with Macron.

Other governmental figures and royals attending the Pope's ceremonial included:

• Poland President Andrzej Duda

• Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader

• Belgium King Philippe and Queen Mathilde

• German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

• Croatia President Zoran Milanovic

• Ecuador President Daniel Noboa

• Ireland Taoiseach (prime minister) Micheál Martin

• Moldova President Maia Sandu

• Latvia President Edgars Rinkevics

• New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

• Sweden King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia

• UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

• Queen Mary of Denmark

• China Vice President Chen Chin-Jen

• Jordan King Abdullah II and Queen Rania

• Hungary President Tamas Sulyok and Prime Minister Viktor Orban

• European Council President Antonio Costa

• President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola