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Queen Mary of Denmark arrives for a performance at the Royal Theatre's Old Stage as part of celebrations to mark Princess Isabella of Denmark's 18th birthday, in Copenhagen on April 15, 2025. Princess Isabella of Denmark's 18th birthday is on Monday, April 21. (Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT
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Queen Mary to attend pope’s funeral

The Aussie-born Queen will join 130 foreign delegations at Pope Francis’s funeral, including 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs. See the list of VIPs.

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / This photograph shows late Pope Francis as he lies in state in a coffin at St Peter's Basilica in The Vatican, on April 24, 2025. The Vatican on April 24 said some 61,000 people had already paid their respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state in St Peter's Basilica ahead of his funeral. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
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Pope Francis’ final humble gesture

When the last Pope, Benedict XVI, died in 2022, he was buried like so many popes before – in three coffins, one inside of the other. Pope Francis chose a simpler path.

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