Mette Frederiksen does not participate in Pav's funeral.

Pope Francis' funeral will take place without the participation of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S).

This is stated in a written response from the Prime Minister's Office to Ritzau.

- Denmark will be represented at the funeral ceremony of H.M. Queen Mary. The Prime Minister will not attend, it is stated.

A long list of world leaders are set to attend Pope Francis' funeral ceremony on Saturday at 10 o'clock.

From Sweden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, as well as King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia, will attend.

From the Norwegian side, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit will attend.

Queen Mary will be Denmark's only official representative at the ceremony in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Queen Mary's attendance was announced by the royal court on Wednesday.

Guests from 130 countries have reported their arrival.

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are among the many who will attend.

The EU sends Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU President António Costa.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will also be present at the ceremony.

Pope Francis died on the second day of Easter after a longer period of illness. He was 88 years old.

Since Wednesday, visitors have had the opportunity to see the open casket in St. Peter's Basilica.

Visitors have stood in line for several hours to be able to walk past Pope Francis' open casket in a few seconds.

The doors closed on Friday evening at 7 PM, and in total, 250,000 visited the deceased pope in Vatican City. This is reported by Vatican City according to Reuters.

On Friday evening, several cardinals will be present for a special ritual to mark the end of the public viewing of the deceased pope.

A pose of coins, which were produced during Francis' period as pope, will be placed in his casket. This is written by news agency AP.

A written report on Francis' papacy will also be attached to the casket, which will be locked and sealed on Friday evening.

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