Among dignitaries paying their respects were French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the Duchess of Edinburgh
Crowds gathered outside the Italian parliament as the non-religious state funeral of Giorgio Napolitano, a former communist who as president navigated Italy through almost a decade of turbulent political times, took place in Rome.
Napolitano, the first president to be elected twice, died on Friday at the age of 98.
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