The world leaders who got their phones out and took photos as Pope Francis's coffin was carried away... while others showed their respect
After mourners were criticised for taking selfies with the body of Pope Francis earlier this week, you would think the world's leaders would consider leaving their phones in their pockets for the pontiff's funeral. However, a number of dignitaries couldn't resist pulling out their mobiles to take pictures and videos of the late Pope's humble wooden casket as it was back towards St Peter's Basilica. As many in the front row - including US President Donald Trump , French President Emmanuel Macron and Finland 's President Alexander Stubb - burst into applause, those further back could be seen holding their devices aloft. Following his death at the age of 88 on Monday, Pope Francis was today bid goodbye by some 250,000 mourners, including top global leaders and dignitaries.
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Lip reader reveals the four words Melania Trump said to Donald to stop things turning awkward at Pope Francis's funeral
More than 250,000 mourners gathered in St Peter's Square to pay their respects to the Argentine pontiff who died from a stroke, aged 88, on Easter Monday.
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Brigitte's bouffant! French First Lady Macron deviates from Pope's funeral dress code by not wearing a head covering - as other female mourners opt for black veils
Brigitte, 72, joined her husband, French president Emmanuel Macron, and world leaders, clergymen, and reigning monarchs in St Peter's Square as the Argentine pontiff was laid to rest on Saturday.
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Why these pictures of Trump's meeting with Zelensky at Pope Francis' funeral are best sign of peace in Ukraine for months: Body language expert reveals all
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- Lip reader reveals the four words Melania Trump said to Donald to stop things turning awkward at Pope Francis's funeral
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The politics of Pope Francis' funeral seating plan revealed: How Donald Trump DID get in the front row after all - while Prince William and Keir Starmer are relegated further back
The death of Pope Francis saw the world's leaders and great dignitaries surrender themselves to a higher power - that of the Vatican's funeral planners. Leaders including Volodymyr Zelensky , Donald Trump, Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are scattered across a seating arrangement described as a 'master plan' in stage-managing 'big egos'. And while there had been speculation that Trump would be in the third row - which he would have likely seen as a snub - the leader of the free world found himself front and centre for the service.
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The touching note Pope Francis will be buried with inside his coffin
The pontiff, whose death at 88 was announced by the Vatican on Easter Monday, is being buried today in a funeral service attended by the world's leaders.
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Pope Francis' final resting place: Pontiff wanted to be 'in the earth' and with just a simple tombstone carrying his name in Latin
The Argentine pontiff, who died on Easter Monday, aged 88, wanted his grave to be within the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, four miles from the Vatican, which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
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Transgender mourners, prisoners and prostitutes greet Pope Francis' coffin at burial church
A group of around 40 'poor and needy' Romans welcomed the pontiff's coffin at the steps of the basilicaof Santa Maria Maggiore to pay their last respects before he was laid to rest on Saturday.
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Donald Trump is accused of breaking the dress code at Pope Francis' funeral (along with Volodymyr Zelensky and Joe Biden)
The president, who sat in the front row of hundreds of foreign dignitaries and royalty, donned a mid-blue outfit, adorned with a pin showing the American flag. He paired it with a shiny blue tie. Melania, sitting beside her husband on her 55th birthday, could be seen pairing a conservative black coat with a lace veil and gloves. It comes just two months after Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky was branded 'disrespectful' by a reporter in the White House for not wearing a suit on a visit to the Oval Office - with reports claiming Trump was irritated by his attire.
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Melania mourns the 'People's Pope' on her birthday: First Lady is comforted by Trump as they pay their respects at Francis's funeral
Melania Trump epitomised class and decorum as she attended the Pope's funeral on her 55th birthday today.
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Massive explosion rocks Iran as four are killed and more than 500 injured with blast blamed on shipment of ballistic missile fuel
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Nurse who knocked down and killed mother, 28, while speeding at 60mph and using Snapchat on her phone is jailed for nine years
A young nurse will spend nine years behind bars after she knocked down and killed a 28-year-old mother while speeding and using her phone. Romeesa Ahmed, 27, hitAthira Anilkumar Laly Kumari with her car in February 2023 as she rushed home from a night shift - before ploughing into a bus shelter and injuring a man. A court heard that Kumari, a mother-of-one, had arrived in the UK from India justdays before her tragic death in search of a better life - and was set to start her degree as a mature student at Leeds-Beckett University.
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EXCLUSIVE'Virginia Giuffre's suicide won't relieve the pressure on Prince Andrew... it will have an opposite effect,' say royal experts
EXCLUSIVE: Royal experts believe the Prince will only face further turmoil in the wake of her death and claimed he will need to show he has 'genuine regrets' if he wants a public role again.
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