Thousands of people, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, pay their respects to former pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, at the start of three days of lying-in-state at St Peter's Basilica ahead of his funeral. They began queueing before dawn to view the former pope's body, which was transferred from the monastery to St.Peter's Basilica. This video contains images of former pope Benedict XVI's body, which some viewers may find disturbing.

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