Who will attend Pope Francis’ funeral?

The funeral for Pope Francis who was years old when he died on April is expected to be widely attended by not only the faithful who are expected to passage worldwide for the event but also by world leaders Particular delegations substantiated they will advance to Rome for the funeral at St Peter's Basilica including roughly heads of state and at least another world leaders President Donald Trump will movement with his wife first lady Melania Trump who is a Roman Catholic for the funeral in a show of respect despite the fact the president and the pope at times butted heads Neither Vice President JD Vance who visited the pope on the eve of his death nor his wife Usha are expected to be at the funeral Former President Joe Biden is expected to be in attendance according to Italian media reports TRUMP WILL ATTEND POPE FRANCIS' FUNERAL IN ROME DESPITE CONTENTIOUS PAST 'LOOK FORWARD TO BEING THERE 'Just as his father now-King Charles III represented the late Queen Elizabeth II at the funeral of Pope John Paul II in the eldest son and next in line for the throne Prince William will attend the funeral on Saturday His family is not expected to be with him though Prime Minister Kier Starmer is expected to attend the pontiff s funeral Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reportedly canceled journey plans to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan so she could attend the pope s funeral In a tribute to Pope Francis posted on social media the day he died Meloni stated I had the privilege of enjoying his friendship his advice his teachings which never ceased not even during times of trial and suffering MILEI POPE FRANCIS EMBRACE IN ROME DESPITE PAST INSULTSJavier Milei president of Pope Francis native country of Argentina endorsed he would make the journey to pay his respects to the man of whom he was often critical In a announcement issued after the pope's death Milei disclosed Despite differences that seem minor in the present day having been able to know him in his goodness and wisdom was a true honor for me Ireland a Catholic nation will be represented by both President Michael Higgins and Prime Minister Martin for the pontiff s funeral Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy established he will attend Pope Francis funeral at St Peter s Basilica and in a tribute to the pontiff he stated We remember his prayers for peace in Ukraine Our state will be represented in Rome at the farewell ceremony this coming Saturday Zelenskyy last visited the pope in October EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen validated she will attend the pope s funeral in what will mark the first event she and Trump have attended since he took office Several other world leaders are expected to attend though notably leaders from adversarial nations like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping as well as leaders of nations the pope was critical of over human rights concerns like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be in attendance on Saturday