WORLD leaders are flocking to Rome for Pope Francis's historic send off on Saturday.
US President Donald Trump is to lead fellow elite as he is set to board Air Force One within a few hours, after a press briefing.
Trump will not get a front-row seat and will be sat far away from Volodymyr Zelensky at Pope Francis' funeral, according to the Vatican protocol.
is deploying a ring of steel around the Vatican City to help protect crowds of up to 200,000 and the almost 200 high-profile foreign visitors.
This includes President, who announced they would attend the Pope's funeral.
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Today is the final day for mourners to pay their respects to the pontiff before his funeral tomorrow, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to be in attendance.
Pallbearers carriedin Vatican City on Wednesday for the solemn three-day ritual.
The coffin closing ceremony will take place at 7pm UK time before the funeral on Saturday.
On the first day of the ritual, around 20,000 paid respects – with pilgrims draping blue and white.
