“Few leaders receive such an outpouring of love,” Norway’s public broadcaster NRK said on its front page, while Germany’s Tagesspiegel lamented that “we will never see anything like it again.” Around 500 world leaders crammed into Westminster Abbey for a service likened to a ‘world who’s who’, while 2 million filled the streets and an estimated 4 billion tuned in from home for what was billed as “the event with the most traces in history”. . Charles’ tears for his mother as the national anthem played caught the attention of headline writers, as did the simple handwritten card he placed over Elizabeth’s coffin as it paraded through the streets. Here, MailOnline rounds up how the funeral was portrayed around the world… Norway: NRK, the country’s state broadcaster, carried perhaps the most fitting tribute to Queen Elizabeth on its front page, noting that few leaders would inspire such an outpouring of emotion Germany: Blid, the country’s biggest tabloid, called the funeral ‘the biggest goodbye ever’ and focused on George and Charlotte’s role in the ceremony Italy: News service Ansa honored the Queen’s “devotion to the service of the nation” in its headline, along with a photo of her coffin being paraded through the streets Germany: Berlin’s biggest newspaper spotted Charlies holding back tears as the national anthem played, noting that “we’ll never see anything like it again” (below right) Germany: Der Spiegel magazine hailed what it called ‘the Queen’s final journey’ as her coffin made its way to Windsor Austria: ‘Huge turnout’ headlines country’s main newspapers, lamenting ‘an era in Great Britain ends’ with Her Majesty’s death Italy: La Repubblica called the funeral ‘the most watched event in history’ as millions thronged the streets of the UK Belgium: The country’s biggest tabloid paid close attention to the position of British and foreign royals during the funeral Italy: Corriere della Serra was one of several papers that noted Charles’s feelings during the funeral today Germany: “The world bids farewell” was the headline of Die Welt, underscoring Elizabeth’s position as a world star Australia: Sydney Morning Herald hits back at Queen’s Covid message, in which she vows ‘we’ll meet again’ – a lyric from Vera Lynn’s wartime song Germany: Seddeutsche Zeitung published a moving image of the national two-minute silence on its front page France: 500 leaders from around the world – including France’s Macron – was how Le Monde chose to carry the story Spain: El Mundo also headlined the presence of hundreds of heads of state at the Queen’s funeral Holland: Charles’s emotion and Elizabeth’s live of service make headlines for Dutch national broadcaster Finland: #A spectacle for hours’ summed up one of Finland’s biggest newspapers of the Queen’s funeral France: Le Parisien, the largest newspaper in the French capital, called it a “magnificent funeral followed by a huge crowd”. Sweden: Charles’ emotion and the position of the Swedish royal family in the abbey highlighted by the newspaper Expressen France: Le Figaro, one of the country’s biggest newspapers, live-streamed the funeral at the top of its page Spain: Barcelona’s biggest newspaper noted 4 billion watched ‘mass’ funeral – ‘a solemn act’ attended by foreign leaders Canada: The world is watching Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, this is how the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation summed it up France: Liberation newspaper reported that the nation was at a standstill as businesses closed, placed tributes in their windows or changed the color of their logos as a sign of respect for His Majesty New Zealand Germany: Die Zeit, the country’s official newspaper, says the Queen’s funeral – accompanied by a huge police operation – shows the power of the Crown and makes clear that republicanism in the UK is dead Pakistan India Ireland: Despite its fraught history with England and the monarchy, Irish newspapers also took up the funeral prominently – perhaps a sign of respect for the Queen’s role in helping to bring peace America America Australia Argentina America America Israel Ireland: The Irish Times uses a picture of Helen Mirren playing the Queen on its front page to celebrate her life in film, while also reporting on events in London which it says will be seen by 2 million in person Brazil
