EPANumerous world leaders and royals have gathered in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral.
Among the most prominent figures at the Vatican's St Peter's Square on Saturday morning were Prince William, US President Donald Trump and his predecessor Joe Biden, Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Their attendance comes at a fragile time for international diplomacy, with Trump meeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky before the service, according to Zelensky's spokesman.
Here are some pictures of the VIP attendees.
Trump was in a front-row seat near Francis' coffin, alongside his wife Melania Trump, across the aisle from Macron and his wife Brigitte.
Intriguingly, he and First Lady Melania were sitting between two staunch supporters of Ukraine. Estonia's President Alar Karis was to Melania's left, and Finland's Alexander Stubb to Trump's right.
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Getty ImagesEstonia and Finland are both staunch allies of another man of the moment in attendance - Zelensky, who looked sombre-faced at the Vatican. He was sitting on the same row as Macron, separated by a few other dignitaries.
Zelensky, who has been locked in negotiations and public arguments with Trump in recent weeks, was just 10 seats and one aisle away from him, on the same row.
ReutersThe VIPs were in a separate section from the hundreds of thousands of members of the public who have descended on Rome for the event.
Dignitaries were sitting on the the right-hand side of the square, next to St Peter's Basilica.
Those with the best seats were Javier Milei, president of Francis' native Argentina, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Italian President Sergio Mattarella, representing the country that surrounds the Vatican City state.
Behind them were reigning sovereigns, and other delegations were seated in alphabetical order in French, the official language of diplomacy, on other benches.
Getty ImagesRepresenting British royalty, the Prince of Wales was sitting next to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the service.
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ReutersStarmer was sat in the fifth row with his wife Victoria.
Behind the British leader was the World Health Organization's director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Getty ImagesFormer US President Joe Biden was seen hand in hand with his wife Jill. He was sitting four rows behind Trump.
EPAMany European leaders, as well as royalty from European countries, were in attendance.
Getty ImagesEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was at the proceedings, and was seen chatting with Macron.
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ReutersOther political figures and royals attending the Pope's funeral included:
