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A state funeral will be held on Wednesday 14 June Silvio Berlusconi
, who died on Monday at the age of 86 at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan. They will be celebrated at 3 pm by Monsignor Mario Delpini in the Milan Cathedral, where the presence of the President of the Republic is also expected, Sergio Mattarella.

There will be National mourningas required by law. was the Presidency of the Council of Ministers that prepared from 12 to 14 June the national and European flags will be displayed at half-mast on public buildings of the whole national territory and on the offices of the Italian diplomatic consular representations abroad. The ceremony expects the coffin to come escorted by six carabinieri in full uniform.

They should be installed big screens to allow those who remain outside the cathedral to attend the funeral. Inside it is estimated there may be two thousand people.

A meeting of the provincial committee for public order and safety, chaired by the prefect of Milan, is scheduled for Tuesday morning Renato Saccone: there is the hypothesis of limiting access to Piazza del Duomo. Then there is the question of the circulation of public transport.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, co-founder and national coordinator of Forza Italia, coming directly from the mission to the United States, should arrive at Villa San Martino on Wednesday morning. Expected too Paolo Barellileader of Forza Italia in the Chamber.

For the funeral of Silvio Berlusconi there are already thousands of requests to participate, many of which from international authorities. The television production in live coverage of the event will be produced by Mediasetwhich will support the other newspapers that will broadcast the event live.

Also tomorrow in the villa of Arcore there will be a sort of private funeral home, where only friends, personalities and the closest family members will be admitted.

At the request of President Ursula von der Leyen he will be the EU commissioner for the economy Paul Gentiloni to represent the European Commission at Berlusconi’s funeral. This was reported by the spokesman of the European Commission, Eric Mamer. Gentiloni will represent the European Commission tomorrow in Milan at the state funeral of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, Mamer said. Von der Leyenin fact, is on tour in Latin America and cannot be present at the funeral.

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