Rome (EFE)
The funeral chapel will be kept strictly private for reasons of public order.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, the state funeral will take place in the “Duomo” or cathedral of his hometown, at 3:00 p.m. local time (1:00 p.m. GMT), in the presence of authorities from the country’s political, social, and economic life. , headed by the head of state, Sergio Mattarella.
The funeral will be officiated by the Archbishop of Milan, Mario Delphini.
At the moment, the authorities have not defined the maximum capacity that is expected to be admitted to the temple, whose maximum capacity is about 5,000 people.
In addition, giant screens will be installed in the “Duomo” square so that people can follow the funeral live through a television signal that will be produced by Mediaset, the magnate’s media conglomerate, according to local media reports.
Private wake for security reasons
At first it was planned that the funeral chapel of Berlusconi, one of the politicians most loved by Italians, would move this Tuesday to the headquarters of his Mediaset company in Cologno Monzese, on the outskirts of Milan, so that thousands of people could give him his last goodbye before the state funerals.
Finally, the remains will be guarded only by their relatives, since the entrance to Villa San Martino, Berlusconi’s residence in the town of Arcore, about twenty kilometers from Milan, has been reserved exclusively for the closest relatives, according to the media. local.
The mortal remains of the Cavaliere arrived at his mansion aboard a car, from the Milanese hospital of San Raffaele, where he died on Monday and at whose doors dozens of followers gathered, with messages of remembrance and flags of Italy and his party , Forza Italy.
Meanwhile in Rome, the city where he developed his historic political stage, the Italian flag flies at half mast in the Senate, where he held a seat since the last elections in October 2022.
