Numerous world leaders and royals gathered in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis.

The best known figures on the Square of the Vatican St. Peter On Saturday morning were Prince William, US President Donald Trump and his predecessor Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starrer and the French President Emmanuel Macron.

Your participation takes place at a fragile time for international diplomacy, with Trump hitting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before service.

So among the VIP participants, who was sitting next to whom?

Trump sat next to his wife Melania Trump on a seat near Francis’ coffin about the course of Macron and his wife Brigitte.

Interestingly, he and First Lady Melania sat between two convinced supporters of Ukraine. Estonia’s President Alar Karis was on the left after Melania’s and Finlands Alexander Stubb on Trump’s right.

Estonia and Finland are both convinced allies of another man who was present – Zelensky, who looked dark in the Vatican. He was sitting in the same row as Macron, separated from some other dignitaries.

Zelensky, who had been locked up in negotiations and public arguments in the past few weeks, was only 10 seats and a gear from him in the same row.

Shortly before the funeral began, the couple was locked in deep discussions.

The White House described the 15-minute meeting as “very productive”, while Zelensky said it was “very symbolic” and “has the potential to become historical”.

The VIPs were in a separate section of the hundreds of thousands of members of the public who are fired for the event in Rome.

Dignitators sat on the right side of the square next to the basilica of St. Peter.

Those with the best seats were Javier Milei, President of Francis’ native Argentina, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Italian President Sergio Mattarella, who represents the country that surrounds the state of Vatican.

The sovereign were behind them, and other delegations were sitting on other benches in French order, the official language of diplomacy.

The Prince of Wales was the British kings and sitting from the front and a few distances from Parmer next to the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Parmer himself sat in the fifth row with his wife Victoria.

Behind the British leader was the general director of the World Health Organization (WHO), General Director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Former US President Joe Biden was seen with his wife Jill hand in hand. He sat four rows behind Trump.

Many European leaders and kings from European countries were present.

The macarons watched the service from their position in the front row, and the French President shaked Trump’s hand.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was in the process and was entertained with Macron.

Other political personalities and royals who participated in the Pope’s funeral were:

• Poland President Andrzej Duda
• President of the Dominican Republic of Luis Abinader
• Belgium King Philippe and Queen Mathilde
• German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
• Croatia President Zoran Milanovic
• Ecuador President Daniel Noboa
• Ireland Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin
• Moldova President Maia Sandu
• Latvia President Edgars Rinkevics
• New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
• Sweden King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
• UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres
• Queen Mary von Denmark
• Jordan King Abdullah II and Queen Rania
• Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok and Prime Minister Viktor Orban
• President of the European Council Antonio Costa

Correction April 26, 2025: This story has been updated to refer to Chen Chien-Leben, the former Vice President of Taiwan, not the Vice President of China, as originally stated in this story.