{"id":68288,"date":"2023-09-26T14:05:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=68288"},"modified":"2023-09-26T14:05:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:05:36","slug":"duchess-of-edinburgh-attends-funeral-of-giorgio-napolitano-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/lifestyle\/duchess-of-edinburgh-attends-funeral-of-giorgio-napolitano-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Duchess of Edinburgh attends funeral of Giorgio Napolitano in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Duchess of Edinburgh cuts a sombre figure as she attends state funeral of former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano in Rome<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The Duchess, 57, attended the sombre event without her husband\u00a0Prince Edward<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh is King Charles &#8216;secret weapon&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, attended the state funeral of\u00a0former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano today.<\/p>\n<p>The royal, 58, put on a sombre display as she joined other officials for the official ceremony at Montecitorio Square in Rome, Italy.<\/p>\n<p>The former president and senator &#8211; and the nation&#8217;s first person to be elected for two mandates &#8211; passed away aged 98 on Friday September 22.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie&#8217;s appearance marked a solo visit for the royal as she was spotted making her way into the building without her husband\u00a0Prince Edward.<\/p>\n<p>The mother-of-two looked smart in a respectful ankle length black dress, alongside black shoes and a matching bag.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/13\/75844283-12561615-Sophie_the_Duchess_of_Edinburgh_pictured_right_has_attended_the_-a-2_1695732948016.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh (pictured right), has attended the state funeral of former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano today<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/12\/75844281-12561615-image-a-31_1695726984544.jpg\" height=\"928\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The royal, 57, put on a sombre display as she attended the official ceremony at Montecitorio Square in Rome, Italy<\/p>\n<p><span>She cut a stoic figure as she joined mourners to celebrate the life of the former president.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Footage from the state funeral showed the body of Giorgio Napolitano being carried away from the Senate and over to Montecitorio Square.<\/p>\n<p>Giorgio, who declared himself an atheist, was honoured with a non-religious service at the Lower House.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-president was hospitalised in Rome shortly after his 98th birthday on June 29.<\/p>\n<p>By September, he was reported to be in critical condition and was taken off of life support &#8211; he died three days later.<\/p>\n<p>Italy&#8217;s Council of Ministers announced a day of national mourning and instructed flags to be flown at half-mast for five days to commemorate his memory.<\/p>\n<p>Giorgio was first elected to parliament in 1953 and became president in 2006 as a prominent member of the Democratic Left, the rebranded Cold War-era Communists.<\/p>\n<p>He agreed to a second term in 2013 after a deadlocked election left Italy in a political crisis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/12\/75845565-12561615-image-a-36_1695727168244.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former president and senator &#8211; and the nation&#8217;s first person to be elected for two mandates &#8211; passed away aged 98 on Friday September 22. Here, Sophie is pictured making her way into the funeral<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/13\/75844199-12561615-At_one_point_the_body_of_Giorgio_Napolitano_can_be_seen_being_ca-a-4_1695732948185.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>At one point the body of Giorgio Napolitano can be seen being carried away from the Senate and over to Montecitorio Square<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/12\/75845581-12561615-image-a-35_1695727112108.jpg\" height=\"966\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Her appearance marked a solo visit for the royal as she was spotted making her way into the building without her husband Prince Edward\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/13\/75845577-12561615-Her_face_appeared_stoic_revealing_the_intensity_of_her_emotions_-a-3_1695732948169.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Her face appeared stoic, revealing the intensity of her emotions as she mourned the former president&#8217;s passing\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Duchess Sophie&#8217;s international solo appearance comes after she marked the first anniversary of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s death earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie appeared relaxed on the emotional day as she attended the Cornbury House International Trials in Oxfordshire.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Edward&#8217;s wife was very close to Queen Elizabeth II , and was known as one of her closest confidantes.<\/p>\n<p>The pair formed a close bond after losing her own mother, Mary Rhys-Jones, to stomach cancer in 2005 aged 71, when her daughter Lady Louise Windsor was only two.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12561615\/Duchess-Edinburgh-cuts-sombre-figure-attends-state-funeral-former-Italian-president-Giorgio-Napolitano-Rome.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duchess of Edinburgh cuts a sombre figure as she attends state funeral of former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano in Rome The Duchess, 57, attended the sombre event without her husband\u00a0Prince Edward READ MORE: Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh is King Charles &#8216;secret weapon&#8217; 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