World leaders rub shoulders at Pope's funeral Mass

A remarkable collection of world leaders and royalty rubbed shoulders today at John Paul’s funeral, with only an alphabetical seating plan to divide heads of state whose relations could be frosty or even non-existent.

World leaders rub shoulders at Pope's funeral Mass

A remarkable collection of world leaders and royalty rubbed shoulders today at John Paul’s funeral, with only an alphabetical seating plan to divide heads of state whose relations could be frosty or even non-existent.

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was just two places away from Britian's Prince Charles. Mugabe side-stepped a EU travel ban – which does not apply to the Vatican - to attend the funeral.

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