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14 Jun 2023

Silvio Berlusconi state funeral missed by world leaders

Foreign Affairs Correspondent

As the coffin of Silvio Berlusconi was carried out of Milan cathedral, the city centre rang to applause and chants from supporters who had gathered in their thousands.

But while the various branches of his family, and many Italian politicians did come to bid him farewell, there were very few world leaders at his state funeral.