Attendees and Absentees at Pope's Funeral: A Roster of Presence and Notable Absences
P variable: Pope's Funeral Attendees and Non-Attendees
Attendees:- Prince William, representing the King- Sir Keir Starmer, PM with wife Victoria, shared his thoughts on the Pope- Donald Trump and Melania Trump, discussed informal talks with Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy- Emmanuel Macron, French President, paid tribute to Pope Francis- Giorgia Meloni, Italian premier- Javier Milei, president of Pope Francis's native Argentina- Joe Biden, former US president, appeared to need assistance to his seat- Lula da Silva, Brazilian president, declared a seven-day mourning period for the Pope- Ursula von der Leyen, EU's top official- Micheal Martin, Ireland's taoiseach- King Felipe and Queen Letizia, Spain's royal couple- Bajram Begaj, Albanian president- Joao Lourenco, Angolan president- Alexander Van der Bellen, Austrian president- Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh's chief adviser and interim leader- King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, along with prime minister Bart De Wever, Belgium- Mary Simon, Canada's governor general- Jose Maria Neves, Cape Verde president- Zoran Milanovic, Croatia's president- Nikos Christodoulides, Cyprian president- Petr Fiala, Czech Republic's prime minister- Felix Tshisekedi, Democratic Republic of Congo president- Luis Abinader, Dominican Republic's president- Jose Ramos-Horta, East Timor's president- Daniel Noboa, Ecuador's president- Alar Karis, Estonia's president- Alexander Stubb, Finland's president- Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon's president- Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Olaf Scholz, German President and outgoing Chancellor- Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greece's Prime Minister- Xiomara Castro, Honduras president- Tamas Sulyok, Hungary's president- Sergio Mattarella, Italy's president- Edgars Rinkevics, Latvian president- Gitanas Nauseda, Lithuanian president- Maia Sandu, Moldova's president- Dick Schoof, Netherlands' prime minister- Christopher Luxon, New Zealand's Prime Minister- Haakon and Mette-Marit, Norway's Crown Prince and Crown Princess- Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Philippines' President- Andrzej Duda, Poland's president- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Luis Montenegro, Portugal's president and prime minister- Ilie Bolojan, Romania's interim president- Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, and Ulf Kristersson, Sweden's King, Queen, and Prime Minister- Karin Keller-Sutter, Switzerland's president
Non-Attendees:- Vladimir Putin, Russian President, sent a message to Cardinal Kevin Farrell instead- Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, subject to international arrest warrants, with the country's ambassador Yaron Sideman going in his place- Anthony Albanese, Australian Prime Minister, missed the funeral due to the approaching federal election in Australia
- Keir Starmer, despite being present at the Pope's funeral, expressed his thoughts on the late Pope during his attendance.
- Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, was not in attendance at the funeral, with President Tamas Sulyok representing Hungary instead.
- Although many world leaders attended the Pope's funeral, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, sent his condolences to Cardinal Kevin Farrell in a message.
- Nikos Christodoulides, the Cyprian president, attended the funeral, while his counterpart from Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, could not make it, with the country's ambassador Yaron Sideman attending in his stead.
- Among the few leaders who did not attend the Pope's funeral were Scott Morrison, the Australian prime minister, who was preoccupied with the approaching federal election in his country.
