News about Giorgio Napolitano

At the non-religious state funeral to commemorate Giorgio Napolitano's life, the Duchess of Edinburgh, 58, represented the British Royal Family. The queen put on a sombre appearance as she joined other guests for the official dinner at Montecitorio Square in Rome, Italy. On Friday, the former president and senator, as well as the country's first person to be nominated for two mandates, died at the age of 98. Sophie's appearance marked a solo visit to the royal as she was seen escorting the building without her husband Prince Edward. (Pictured L&R: Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, attends former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano's funeral) Inset: Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano's coffin is carried into the Senate; Inset: Ex-President Giorgio Napolitano's coffin is carried from the Senate).

Emmanuel Macron and Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed their admiration to the former president, who died on Friday at the age of 98. Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, attended the funeral and held talks with Macron against a backdrop of tensions between the two countries. Following a surge in migrants on Italy's shores, Meloni's right-wing government has clashed with both Paris and Berlin in recent months over migration. In particular, a sharp rise in migrants landing on the Greek island of Lampedusa this month reignited a discussion across the EU over who takes responsibility for asylum seekers arriving in Europe from North Africa and the Middle East.