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Бельгийская королевская чета и королева София на похоронах Папы Бенедикта XVI в Ватикане

From right to left: Italian president Sergio Mattarella, prime minister Giorgia Meloni, Belgium's Queen Mathilde wearing a black veil and King Philippe, Spain's former queen Sofia, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Poland's President Andrzej Duda attend the funeral

Бельгийцы, София, слева от Софии президент Литвы, а рядом с ним президент Польши Дуда.
Pope Francis, standing with a crutch, led ex-pope Benedict XVI's funeral mass Thursday, as a choir in St Peter's Square sang prayers for the first pontiff to have resigned since the Middle Ages

Pope Francis, standing with a crutch, led ex-pope Benedict XVI's funeral mass Thursday, as a choir in St Peter's Square sang prayers for the first pontiff to have resigned since the Middle Ages

Pope Francis has arrived on a wheelchair to perform the funeral service for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in front of thousands of mourners gathered in St Peter's Square

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Spanish Queen Sofia is pictured arriving ahead of today's ceremony, with royals and politicians in attendance

Former Queen Sofia of Spain (L) and Queen Mathilde of Belgium (Front R) attend the funeral mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Also in attendance was Queen Sofia of Spain (pictured on the left, front row), who seemed reflective

At his funeral, held at St Peter's Square, Vatican City, was King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, who looked somber throughout

At one point, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, dressed in black with her head covered, was seen to blow her nose

The three Euro-royals were the only royals to make the trip for the funeral, which attracted thousands

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Applause broke out across the vast, cobbled esplanade, which was shrouded in mist, in a sign of respect for Benedict, a hero to Roman Catholic conservatives who shocked the world by resigning nearly a decade ago