On Wednesday, Berlusconi will hold a state funeral in the Milan Cathedral.

State funeral for former Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconiwho passed away today at the age of 86, will be this Wednesday at Milan Cathedral (North)after a two-day funeral chapel at his mansion and at the headquarters of his Mediaset television.

Burial will take place at the Duomo or Cathedral from his hometown at 15:00 local time on Wednesday in the presence of representatives of the political, social and economic life of the country, led by the head of state, Sergio Mattarella.

The funeral will be presided over by the Archbishop of Milan, Monsignor. Mario Delfini.

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From today, the coffin with the body of an oligarch with leukemia will be on display at his Villa Martino in Arcora, a town near Monza.north of Milan, where he had already arrived by car from the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, where he died on Monday.

It is foreseen that the burning chapel will start today at his mansion, to which numerous followers have already arrived, and tomorrow he will move to the headquarters of his TV channel Mediasetin the Cologno Monzese district of Milan.

After his death, this morning at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, some followers gathered at his gate, with commemorative messages and with the flags of Italy and his Forza Italia party.

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Other fans have already started leave flowers at the gate of your mansion.

In Rome, the city where he developed his historical political period, Italian flag at half mast in the Senatewhere he has held a seat since the last election in October 2022.

and the Chamber of Deputies shut down for two days.

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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