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Queen Sofía flies to Rome to attend the funeral of the pope emeritus

The Royal House has found a representative work for the Queen Sofiawho next Thursday, January 5, will travel to Rome to attend the solemn funeral of Pope Benedict XVI XVI, died on December 31, at the age of 95. the mother of King Felipe VI will be the only representative of the Spanish Royal Family at these state obsequies, which will take place in the Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican City, at 9:30 in the morning.

With 84 years, completed on November 2, the emeritus queen can still carry out representative tasks of the Spanish Crown and fulfill certain commitments. Before the Vatican, she will be the one who will pay her respects on behalf of Spain before the one who was Pope for almost eight years.

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This will be Queen Sofia’s first public appearance in 2023. The last time she was seen in public was during the Christmas concert Recycling Musicheld at the Cine Capitol in Madrid on December 26.

Chris Lawrence

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