Editing Lying in state

{{short description|Public funerary custom}}
{{for|the band|Lying in States}}
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[[File:Philip IV of France lying in state.jpg|thumb|[[Philip IV of France]] lying in state]]
[[File:Post-mortem Afonso Pena (cropped).jpg|thumb|Brazilian president [[Afonso Pena]] lying in state in the [[Catete Palace]], 1909]]
'''Lying in state''' is the tradition in which the body of a deceased [[official]], such as a [[head of state]], is placed in a state building, either outside or inside a [[coffin]], to allow the public to pay their respects. It traditionally takes place in a major government building of a country, state, or city. While the practice differs among countries, in the United States, a viewing in a location other than a  government building, such as a church, may be referred to as [[lying in repose]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mdw.army.mil/reagan/General/lying_in_state.html| title=State Funeral for Former President Ronald Reagan| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611215010/http://www.mdw.army.mil/reagan/General/lying_in_state.html| archive-date=11 June 2007| website=Military District of Washington| url-status=dead| access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> These rituals are in effect a more formal and public [[Wake (ceremony)|wake]] or funeral [[Viewing (funeral)|viewing]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brennan |first1=Michael |title=The A–Z of Death and Dying: Social, Medical, and Cultural Aspects |date=2014 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |pages=427–428}}</ref> Lying in state may precede a [[state funeral]], or it may be the public honor preceding by a private funeral.

==Canada==
In Canada, official lying in state is a part of a [[state funeral]], an honour generally reserved for former [[Governor General of Canada|governors general]] and former [[Prime Minister of Canada|prime ministers]]. It is held in the [[Centre Block]] of [[Parliament Hill]], in the national capital, [[Ottawa]], Ontario. Ex-governors general lie in state in the [[Senate of Canada|Senate Chamber]] while former prime ministers lie in the Hall of Honour. During the period of lying in state, the caskets are flanked at each corner by a [[Guard of honour]], composed of four members drawn from the [[Canadian Forces]] and [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]], as well as members of the [[Governor General's Foot Guards]] for former governors general, and guards from the parliamentary security forces for former prime ministers. Guards stand at each corner with heads bowed and weapons inverted (resting on Arms reversed) with their backs turned towards the casket.

Provinces may also mount state funerals and have a lying in state for a distinguished former resident. For instance, [[Maurice Richard]], nationally known hockey player, was given a state funeral by the province of [[Quebec]] when he died in 2000; his coffin lay in state at the [[Bell Centre|Molson Centre]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rocket-to-get-state-funeral-1.252774| work=[[CBC News]]| title=Rocket to get state funeral| date=28 May 2000| access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> This process was repeated for fellow [[Montreal Canadiens|Canadiens]] players [[Jean Béliveau]] in December 2014 and [[Guy Lafleur]] in May 2022.<ref>{{cite news| title=RECAP: National funeral for Jean Beliveau| url=https://torontosun.com/2014/12/09/live-coverage-national-funeral-for-jean-beliveau| date=9 December 2014| agency=[[QMI press agency]]| newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]| access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Guy Lafleur will be honoured with national funeral at Montreal cathedral| first=Marian| last=Scott| url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/state-funeral-for-guy-lafleur-premier-announces| date=24 April 2022| newspaper=[[Montreal Gazette]]| access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref>

Upon his death in October 2012, 24th [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario|lieutenant governor of Ontario]] and former member of [[Parliament of Canada|parliament]] [[Lincoln Alexander]] received only the second provincial state funeral in the province.<ref>{{cite news| title=Former Ontario lieutenant-governor Lincoln Alexander remembered at state funeral| first=Linda| last=Nguyen| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/former-ontario-lieutenant-governor-lincoln-alexander-remembered-at-state-funeral/article4678657/| newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]| location=Toronto| date=26 October 2012| agency=[[The Canadian Press]]| access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref> Ontario staged its first state funeral in October 1982 for former [[Premier of Ontario|premier]] [[John Robarts]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Lincoln Alexander's funeral in Hamilton Ontario| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vxk36KwfJo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/8vxk36KwfJo| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live| date=23 February 2018| first=Shawn| last=Jeffords| newspaper=Toronto Sun| via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Alexander lay in state in the [[Ontario Legislative Building]] in [[Toronto]] then in repose in Hamilton City Hall, his hometown.<ref>{{cite news| title=Lincoln Alexander's body arrives at Queen's Park to lie in state| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/lincoln-alexanders-body-arrives-at-queens-park-to-lie-in-state/article4627165/| agency=[[The Canadian Press]]| date=21 October 2012}}</ref> The service was held in [[FirstOntario Concert Hall|Hamilton Place]]. During the procession from city hall, the casket was escorted by mounted police officers, marching police, firefighters and military and a massed pipe band representing several police and fire services.<ref>{{cite news| title=State funeral honours former Ontario lieutenant governor Lincoln Alexander's 'life of firsts'| url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/state-funeral-honours-former-ontario-lieutenant-governor-lincoln-alexanders-life-of-firsts| first=Adrian| last=Humphreys| date=27 October 2012| newspaper=[[National Post]]| location=Toronto| access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref>

On 2 July 2019, [[Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan]] [[W. Thomas Molloy]] died. He was installed as the 22nd lieutenant governor on 21 March 2018, and approximately a year later, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. His state funeral service was held at [[Merlis Belsher Place]] on the campus of the [[University of Saskatchewan]]. Malloy had earlier served as chancellor of the university. Members of the public were able to sign books of condolence at the [[Saskatchewan Legislative Building]] and [[Government House (Saskatchewan)|Government House]] in Regina and city hall in [[Saskatoon]].

[[Premier of Saskatchewan|Premier]] [[Scott Moe]] stated that flags in the province would fly at half-mast until sunset on the day of Malloy's funeral, which was later scheduled for 13 July. During the service, a detail of [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] guarded the casket and following, members of 15 Wing Moose Jaw from the Royal Canadian Air Force flew over Merlis Belsher Place.<ref>{{cite news| title=State memorial service held for Tom Molloy, Saskatchewan's 22nd lieutenant governor| first=Alexa| last=Lawlor| date=14 July 2019| url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/state-memorial-service-held-for-tom-molloy-saskatchewans-22nd-lieutenant-governor/| newspaper=[[The StarPhoenix|Saskatoon StarPhoenix]]| access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref>

[[Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau]], [[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]], died 2 August 2019, after holding office since 23 October 2014. She received a state funeral 8 August 2019 and the flag on the [[Peace Tower]] of the [[Parliament Hill|Parliament Buildings]] flew at half-mast from 6 August through 8 August.<ref>{{cite news| title=State funeral to be held Thursday for Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/jocelyne-roy-vienneau-funeral-lieutenant-governor-nb-1.5237171| first=Bobbi-Jean| last=MacKinnon| work=CBC News| date=6 August 2019| access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref>

Municipalities may offer civic funerals to prominent deceased current or former politicians.

==North Korea==
In North Korea, the body of the late leader [[Kim Jong Il]] was embalmed and displayed in a glass coffin surrounded with red flowers at the [[Kumsusan Palace of the Sun]] in [[Pyongyang]] prior to his funeral, which began and ended at the palace. An honour guard armed with AK-47s was present. Kim's father [[Kim Il Sung]], the founding president, was also embalmed, placed in a glass casket, and is on display elsewhere in the palace.<ref>{{cite web| title=Kim's body on show in North Korea amid mass mourning |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/kims-body-on-show-in-north-korea-amid-mass-mourning-1.954152| date=20 December 2011| newspaper=[[Gulf News]]| access-date=30 July 2020 |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731035524/https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/kims-body-on-show-in-north-korea-amid-mass-mourning-1.954152 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Soviet Union==
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During the time of the [[Soviet Union]] (1917–1991), the [[state funeral]]s of the most senior political and military leaders, such as [[Vladimir Lenin#Death and funeral: 1923–1924|Vladimir Lenin]], [[Joseph Stalin#Death, funeral and aftermath|Joseph Stalin]], [[Leonid Brezhnev#Last years and death|Leonid Brezhnev]], [[Yuri Andropov#Death and funeral|Yuri Andropov]], and [[Konstantin Chernenko#Health problems, death and legacy|Konstantin Chernenko]] all followed the same basic outline. They took place in Moscow, beginning with a public lying in state of the deceased in the [[House of the Unions]], and ending with an interment at [[Red Square]].

For the lying in state at the [[House of the Unions]], the coffin would be placed on display in the Column Hall, which would be decorated by flowers, numerous [[red flag (politics)|red flags]] and other [[communist symbolism|communist symbols]]. The mourners, which usually would be brought in by the thousands, shuffled up a marble staircase beneath chandeliers draped in black gauze. On the stage at the left side of the Column Hall, a full orchestra in black tailcoats played classical music. The deceased's [[embalmed]] body, dressed in a black suit, white shirt and a tie, was displayed in an open coffin on a [[catafalque]] banked with carnations, red roses and tulips, facing the queue of mourners. A small [[guard of honour]] would be in attendance in the background. At the right side of the hall, seats were placed for guests of honour, with the front row reserved for the dead leader's family.

On the day of the funeral, a military funeral parade would take place during which the coffin would be conveyed from the House of the Unions to Red Square where burial would take place. Lenin and Stalin were placed inside the [[Lenin Mausoleum]], while Brezhnev, Andropov, and Chernenko were interred in individual graves in the [[Kremlin Wall Necropolis]].

==Singapore==
At [[state funeral]]s in Singapore, the state flag is draped over the coffin. The vigil guard may be deployed during the public lying in state of the deceased person at [[Parliament House, Singapore|Parliament House]]. The deployment of the vigil guard is the highest form of respect accorded by the nation to the deceased.

Similar to British traditions, the vigil guard is composed of groups of five [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned officer]]s from the [[Singapore Armed Forces]] (SAF) and [[Singapore Police Force]] (SPF) who stand guard around the clock in shifts of 30 minutes. Four of the five officers stand facing outward at each of the four corners of the coffin, while the fifth and most senior stands in front and faces inward. Their heads are bowed and their ceremonial swords are inverted.<ref>{{cite news| last1=Cheong| first1=Danson| title=An honour to stand vigil for Mr Lee Kuan Yew| url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/an-honour-to-stand-vigil-for-mr-lee-kuan-yew| newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]| location=Singapore| access-date=21 March 2016| date=4 April 2015}}</ref>

Vigil guards were stationed at the public lying in state of [[Goh Keng Swee#Death|Goh Keng Swee]] in May 2010,<ref>{{cite news| title=Of state funerals and state-assisted funerals| url=http://publicopinion.sg/242/of-state-funerals-and-state-assisted-funerals| website=Public Opinion| access-date=21 March 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224443/http://publicopinion.sg/242/of-state-funerals-and-state-assisted-funerals| archive-date=3 March 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Lee Kuan Yew#Illness and death|Lee Kuan Yew]] in March 2015,<ref>{{cite news| title=Mr Lee Kuan Yew makes last trip to Parliament| date=24 March 2015| url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/mr-lee-kuan-yew-makes-last-trip-parliament| journal=[[AsiaOne]]}}</ref> and [[S. R. Nathan#Death|S. R. Nathan]] in August 2016.<ref>{{cite news| title=State flag and vigil guards for S R Nathan's lying in state at Parliament House; public can pay respects on Aug 25| url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/state-flag-and-vigil-guards-for-former-president-s-r-nathans-lying-in-state-at-parliament| newspaper=The Straits Times| location=Singapore| first=Chew Hui| last=Min| date=24 August 2016}}</ref>

==South Africa==
{{Main|Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela}}
[[Nelson Mandela]] was the first democratically elected president to lie in state in South Africa. The event took place at the [[Union Buildings]] in [[Pretoria]], the same site where he was inaugurated as the [[president of South Africa]] on 10 May 1994. Mandela lay in state from 11 December through 13 December 2013 with thousands of South Africans filing past the coffin before it was flown to [[Mthatha]] where Mandela was buried on 15 December 2013 in nearby [[Qunu]] in the Eastern Cape.<ref>{{cite news| title=Nelson Mandela lies in state in Pretoria; throngs expected to pay respects| url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/11/world/africa/nelson-mandela-death/index.html| first1=Jethro| last1=Mullen| first2=Ed| last2=Payne| work=[[CNN]]| date=11 November 2013| access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>

From 30 December to 31 December 2021,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/people-desmond-tutu/south-africas-anti-apartheid-hero-tutu-lies-in-state-for-second-day-idUSL8N2TG0H9| title=CORRECTED-South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Tutu lies in state for second day| website=Reuters| date=31 December 2021| accessdate=31 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59826091|title=Desmond Tutu's body lies in state in his old cathedral| first=Nomsa| last=Maseko| website=[[BBC News]]| date=30 December 2021| access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref> revered anti-apartheid fighter [[Archbishop]] [[Desmond Tutu]] lay in state at [[St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town|St. George's Cathedral]] in [[Cape Town]] prior to his funeral being held at the same location on 1 January 2022.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/safety-measures-in-place-for-archbishop-desmond-tutus-funeral-20211231| title=Safety measures in place for Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral| first=Nicole|last=McCain| website=News 24| date=31 December 2021|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.africanews.com/2021/12/27/archbishop-desmond-tutu-s-funeral-set-for-january-1//| title=Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral set for January 1| website=[[Africanews]]| date=27 December 2021| access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3161343/south-africas-desmond-tutu-lie-state-extended-two-days-ahead| title=South Africa's Desmond Tutu to lie in state for an extended two days ahead of funeral| agency=Agence France-Presse| newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]]| date=29 December 2021| access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>

==United Kingdom==
{{see also|State funerals in the United Kingdom|Vigil of the Princes}}
[[File:The Lying-in-State of His Late Majesty Edward VII in Westminster Hall LCCN2014688197.tif|thumb|right|The lying in state of King [[Edward VII]] in Westminster Hall, May 1910]]
In [[State funeral|state and ceremonial]] funerals in the United Kingdom, lying in state traditionally takes place in [[Westminster Hall]]. The body is placed in a closed coffin on a [[catafalque]] and is guarded, around the clock, by detachments from the following units:
* [[Sovereign's Bodyguard]]
** [[Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms|His Majesty's Bodyguard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms]]
** [[Yeomen of the Guard|The King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard]]
** [[Royal Company of Archers|The Royal Company of Archers, The King's Bodyguard for Scotland]]
* [[Household Division]]
** [[Household Cavalry]]
*** [[Life Guards (Britain)|The Life Guards]]
*** [[The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)]]
** [[Foot Guards]]
*** [[Grenadier Guards]]
*** [[Coldstream Guards]]
*** [[Scots Guards]]
*** [[Irish Guards]]
*** [[Welsh Guards]]
[[File:Lying in state westminster.png|thumb|Diagram showing the positions of the guards during the lying in state prior to a State Funeral - the cross is at the head of the coffin:<br>1: Household Cavalry or Foot Guards<br>2: Yeomen of the Guard<br>3: Gentlemen-at-Arms or Royal Company of Archers]]
There are differences between lying in state at a State Funeral, and that of a Ceremonial Funeral. At a State Funeral, the guard detachment consists of ten members, with six drawn from the Sovereign's Bodyguard and four from the Household Division. The four members of the Household Division, all of whom are officers, and who are drawn either from the two regiments of the Household Cavalry (one pair from each), or one of the Foot Guards regiments, form the 'Inner Guard'; they stand one each corner of the catafalque next to the coffin. The six members of the Sovereign's Bodyguard consist of four from the Yeomen of the Guard, and two from either the Gentlemen-at-Arms or the Royal Company of Archers, and form the 'Outer Guard'. The Yeomen of the Guard take position at the corners of the dais on which the catafalque is mounted, outside the officers from the Household Division, while the final two take position on the dais at the foot of the coffin. 

Each detachment stands vigil for twenty minutes, facing out from the coffin with heads bowed and weapons inverted. The Yeomen of the Guard maintain a constant presence throughout the period of lying in state, while the other units rotate every six hours.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/news/household-division-stands-vigil-over-her-majesty-the-queen-s-coffin/ |title=Household Division stands vigil over Her Majesty The Queen's coffin |date=15 September 2022 |publisher=British Army |access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref> At a Ceremonial Funeral, such as [[Death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|that of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]], only the Inner Guard stands vigil, with detachments of four from each of the ten named units at their post for twenty minutes, and units rotating every six hours.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/09/15/twenty-years-on-the-differences-between-queen-elizabeth-and-queen-mother-lying-in-state/ |title=Now and then: the differences between Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mother lying in state |last=Murphy |first=Neil |date=15 September 2022 |website=The National |access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref>

On three occasions, the guard has been [[Vigil of the Princes|mounted by four members]] of the [[British royal family|royal family]]. At the lying in state of [[George V|King George V]] in 1936, the guard was mounted by his four sons [[Edward VIII|King Edward VIII]], the [[George VI|Duke of York]] (future George VI), the [[Henry, Duke of Gloucester|Duke of Gloucester]] and the [[George, Duke of Kent|Duke of Kent]]. For [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]]'s lying-in-state in 2002, the guard was mounted by her four grandsons, the [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince of Wales]] (future Charles III), the [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York|Duke of York]], the [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex|Earl of Wessex]], and [[David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley|Viscount Linley]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Grandsons hold vigil as public files past| url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/apr/09/queenmother.monarchy2| date=9 April 2002| first=Stephen| last=Bates| newspaper=[[The Guardian]]| location=London}}</ref> All Queen [[Elizabeth II]]'s children took guard at 19:40 BST on 12 September 2022 at the lying-in-repose at [[St Giles' Cathedral]], [[Edinburgh]]. During this vigil, [[Anne, Princess Royal]] became the first woman ever to stand guard.<ref>{{cite news |date=2022-09-12 |title=Queen's children perform Vigil of the Princes |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-62883215 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=BBC News |language=en}}</ref> As part of the late Queen's lying in state in London, at 19:30 BST on 16 September 2022, her four children stood vigil for the second time.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62934405|title=Royals hold sombre watch over Queen's coffin| work=BBC News| first=Alex| last=Therrien| date=16 September 2022| access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> The Queen's eight grandchildren held a vigil the following day on 17 September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-09-16/queens-grandchildren-to-hold-vigil-at-her-coffin-with-duke-of-sussex-in-uniform |title=Queen's grandchildren hold vigil at her coffin with Duke of Sussex in uniform |date=17 September 2022 |work=[[ITV News]]}}</ref>

The tradition of lying in state in the United Kingdom dates to the [[Stuart period|Stuart]] sovereigns in the seventeenth century.<ref name="metro">{{cite news |title=Lying in state: A royal tradition which dates back to the 17th century |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/15/lying-in-state-a-royal-tradition-which-dates-back-to-the-17th-century-17384347/ |first=Sam |last=Corbishley |date=15 September 2022 |newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |location=London}}</ref> The first British monarch to lie in state in Westminster Hall was King [[Edward VII]] in 1910, apparently following [[William Ewart Gladstone|William Gladstone]] in 1898.<ref>{{cite book |last=Range |first=Matthias |date=2016 |title=British Royal and State Funerals: Music and Ceremonial since Elizabeth I  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kn1FDAAAQBAJ&q=gladstone%27s |location=Woodbridge, Suffolk |publisher=Boydell & Brewer |page=277 |isbn=978-1-7832-7092-7}}</ref> [[Queen Victoria]] requested that she should not lie in state  but after her death at [[Osborne House]] on the [[Isle of Wight]]  was given a semi-private lying in state for family and servants to pay their respects.<ref name="metro" />

==United States==
{{see also|State funerals in the United States}}
[[File:Jimmy Carter lay-in state at U.S. Capitol.jpg|thumb|President [[Jimmy Carter]] lying in state in the [[United States Capitol rotunda|Capitol rotunda]] before his [[Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter|state funeral]], 7 January 2025]]
Lying in state in the United States is the rare honour either authorized by a congressional resolution or approved by the congressional leadership, when permission is granted by survivors, to a deceased member of government (or former member) whereby his or her remains are placed in the [[United States Capitol rotunda|rotunda]] of the [[United States Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] for public viewing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aoc.gov/nations-stage/lying-state-honor |title=Lying in State or in Honor |website=[[Architect of the Capitol]] (AOC) |access-date=1 September 2018}}</ref> The casket is guarded by members of the six branches of the [[United States armed forces]]. By regulation and custom, only presidents, military commanders, justices of the Supreme Court, and [[Member of Congress|members of Congress]] are granted the honour of lying in state.

It differs from lying in honour in that individuals lying in state have guards of honour representing each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, while individuals lying in honour have the [[United States Capitol Police|U.S. Capitol Police]] as civilian guards of honour. Six Americans have lain in honour, beginning in 1998.<ref name=WYFF>{{cite news |url=https://www.wyff4.com/article/lying-in-state-versus-lying-in-honor/18659120|title=Lying in State Versus Lying in Honor |first=Carla |last=Field |work=[[WYFF]] News |location=Greenville, SC |access-date=27 July 2020 |archive-date=3 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703091143/http://www.wyff4.com/article/lying-in-state-versus-lying-in-honor/18659120|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, [[Rosa Parks]] became the first woman to lie in honour in the United States Capitol.<ref>{{cite web| access-date=28 December 2021| title=Those Who Have Lain in State or in Honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda| url=https://www.aoc.gov/what-we-do/programs-ceremonies/lying-in-state-honor#:~:text=No%20resolution.,in%20the%20U.S.%20Capitol%20Rotunda.&text=Parks%20is%20best%20known%20as%20a%20civil%20rights%20pioneer.&text=in%20Detroit%2C%20Michigan.-,Authority%20for%20use%20of%20the%20Rotunda%20granted%20by%20Senate%20Concurrent,agreed%20to%20October%2029%2C%202005| website=Architect of the Capitol| language=en-US}}</ref>

Except for presidents and former presidents, the honour is not automatic. Not all those entitled to the honour have it accepted by their survivors. The first leader to receive this honour was [[Henry Clay]], former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]], when he died in 1852. Since then, the honour has been extended to 36 people, including 12 presidents and four unknown soldiers, representing U.S. service members who have died without their remains being identified. [[Harry Truman]], [[Richard Nixon]] and their families declined services at the Capitol.<ref>{{cite news| title=From George Washington to George H.W. Bush: The history of presidential funerals| date=3 December 2018| first=William| last=Cummings| url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/03/past-presidential-funerals/2189323002/| newspaper=[[USA Today]]| access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>  To date, most of those who have lain in state have done so upon the [[Lincoln Catafalque|catafalque constructed for the funeral of Abraham Lincoln]]. Those who have lain in honour have been borne on other [[bier]]s.<ref>{{cite web| title=The Lincoln Catafalque| url=https://www.aoc.gov/what-we-do/programs-ceremonies/lying-in-state-honor/lincoln-catafalque| website=Architect of the Capitol| access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>

===States and cities===
Some U.S. states and cities extend similar honours.

====Arizona====
Upon his death in August 2018, U.S. Senator [[John McCain]] lay in state at the [[Arizona State Capitol|State Capitol]] of his home state of [[Arizona]] before receiving the same honour in the U.S. Capitol two days later.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/us/politics/john-mccain-funeral.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage |last=Cochrane |first=Emily |title=John McCain to Lie in State at Capitols in Washington and Arizona| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=25 August 2018| access-date=30 July 2020| language=en |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

====California====
After a memorial service outside the Polk Street entrance of San Francisco City Hall on 29 November 1978, Mayor [[George Moscone]] and city Supervisor [[Harvey Milk]] lay in state in the Rotunda until 30 November, after [[Moscone–Milk assassinations|their assassination]] by former Supervisor [[Dan White]]. The chamber was also filled with more than 400 floral tributes to the two men.<ref>{{cite news| title=S.F. mourns Milk, Moscone in the wake of Jonestown| url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-mourns-Milk-Moscone-in-the-wake-of-Jonestown-2547523.php| first=Laura| last=Perkins| date=28 November 2003| newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle| access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref><ref name=KRON>{{cite news| title=Milk & Moscone's Memorial Service| url=https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/209378| work=[[KRON-TV|KRON News]]| date=29 November 1978}}</ref>

In [[San Francisco]], Mayor [[Ed Lee (politician)|Ed Lee]] lay in state in the Rotunda of [[San Francisco City Hall]] after his death in office on 12 December 2017.<ref name=Haigney>{{cite news| title=Thousands of mourners pay respect to Mayor Ed Lee at SF City Hall| url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Mayor-Ed-Lee-escorted-to-SF-City-Hall-for-the-12433255.php| first1=Sophie| last1=Haigney| author2=J.K. Dineen| author3=John Wildermuth| name-list-style=amp| date=15 December 2017| newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]| access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>  Senator [[Dianne Feinstein]], who served as San Francisco mayor from 1978 to 1988, also lay in state in the rotunda on 4 October 2023, prior to a funeral service the following day.<ref>{{cite news| title=Feinstein to lie in state at San Francisco City Hall ahead of Thursday funeral| url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/01/politics/feinstein-funeral-arrangements/index.html| first=Morgan| last=Rimmer| work=[[CNN]]| date=October 2, 2023| access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref>

====Georgia====
After his death in July 2020, U.S. Representative [[John Lewis (civil rights leader)|John Lewis]] received similar honours from his home state of Georgia and also was the first African American member of Congress to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Because of his role in the [[Selma to Montgomery marches]] during the [[civil rights movement]], Lewis also lay in state for one day in the [[Alabama State Capitol|Alabama Capitol]] in Montgomery.<ref>{{cite news| title=Late Rep. John Lewis to begin lie in state in US Capitol| newspaper=[[New York Post]]| url=https://nypost.com/2020/07/27/john-lewis-to-begin-lie-in-state-in-us-capitol-on-monday/| first=Emily| last=Jacobs| date=27 July 2020| access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref>

====Hawaii==== 
Eight people have lain in state at the [[Hawaii State Capitol]], among which include former Governor [[John A. Burns]] in 1975, U.S. Senator [[Spark Matsunaga]] in 1990, famous Hawaiian singer [[Israel Kamakawiwoʻole]] upon his death in 1997, U.S. Representative [[Patsy Mink]] in 2002, former U.S. Senator [[Hiram Fong]] in 2004, [[Daniel Inouye]], president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, in 2012, and former U.S. Senator [[Daniel Akaka]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news| title=Lying in state a rare and treasured honor in Hawaii| url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38226655/lying-in-state-a-rare-and-treasured-honor-in-hawaii/#:~:text=S.%20Sen.%20Daniel%20Inouye%20was%20memorialized%20with%20lying,Honor%20recipient%20and%2050-year%20veteran%20of%20the%20| date=18 May 2018| work=[[KHNL]] News}}</ref> 

===Illinois===
On July 16, 1965, [[Adlai Stevenson II]] who served as [[List of governors of Illinois|Illinois Governor]] from 1949 to 1953 and [[List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations|Ambassador to the United Nations]] from January 1961 to July 1965, lay in state in the rotunda of the [[Illinois State Capitol|Illinois Capitol]] prior to his burial in Bloomington. Stevenson was also the Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1952 and 1956.<ref>{{cite news| title=Remembering Adlai Stevenson II| url=https://www.sj-r.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2013/09/16/remembering-adlai-stevenson-ii/443018007/| date=16 September 2013| newspaper=[[The State Journal-Register]]| location=Springfield| access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>

====Kentucky====
Through 2022, [[Kentucky State Capitol#People who have lain in state in the Rotunda|23 people]] have lain in state at the [[Kentucky State Capitol|Kentucky Capitol]] building rotunda in Frankfort. This includes not only politicians, but also civilians. Kentucky-based [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]] (KFC) founder [[Colonel Harland Sanders]] would also be among those who received the honor of lying in state in the Kentucky Capitol Rotunda following his death in 1980.<ref>{{cite news| first=J. Y.| last=Smith| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1980/12/17/col-sanders-the-fried-chicken-gentleman-dies/64925eb3-3a20-4851-afbc-ba4fe16e9770/| title=Col. Sanders, the Fried-Chicken Gentleman, Dies| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]| date=17 December 1980| accessdate=30 November 2022}}</ref> After his death in November 2022, former Kentucky governor and renowned restaurant business mogul [[John Y. Brown Jr.]] would also be among those who had the honor of lying in state at the Kentucky Capitol as well.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2022/11/29/former-kentucky-gov-john-y-brown-jr-lies-state-capitol/69683171007/| title=Former Gov. John Y. Brown lies in state at Kentucky Capitol| first=Morgan| last=Watkins| newspaper=[[Louisville Courier Journal]]| date=29 November 2022| access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref> Former Kentucky Governor [[Brereton C. Jones]] would lie in state at the Kentucky Capitol following his death in September 2023 as well.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://nkytribune.com/2023/09/kentuckians-from-across-the-commonwealth-gather-to-pay-respects-for-former-gov-brereton-jones/| title=Kentuckians from across the Commonwealth gather to pay respects to former Gov. Brereton Jones| newspaper=Northern Kentucky Tribune| location=Edgewood| date=26 September 2023| first=Tom| last=Iatek| access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.wtvq.com/former-ky-gov-brereton-jones-laid-to-rest/| title=Former Ky. Gov. Brereton Jones laid to rest| first=Jane|last=Davenport| work=[[WTVQ-DT|WTVQ News]]| date=26 September 2023| access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>

====Michigan====
In Michigan, only four [[Governor of Michigan|governors]] have lain in state in the [[Michigan State Capitol|Capitol Building]].  The two most recent were [[George W. Romney]]  on 29 July 1995, who served as governor from 1963 to 1969.<ref>{{cite news| title=Funeral Arrangements| url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-obituary-for-george-r/171393957/| newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]| date=29 July 1995| page=6A| access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref> On 26 October 2010, the casket of Michigan's first governor [[Stevens T. Mason]] (1835-1840) lay in the capitol rotunda for a day before being re-interred in a monument in [[Detroit]] after the monument was renovated and relocated in [[Capitol Park Historic District|Capitol Park]], the site of Michigan's first capitol building.<ref>{{cite news| title=Remembering Michigan's Boy Governor| url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-stevens-mason-lies/171443639/| date=27 October 2010| first=Laura| last=Misjak| newspaper=[[Lansing State Journal]]| quote=Mason is the fourth to lie in state at the Capitol.| access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>

During funeral rites of civil rights icon [[Rosa Parks]] in Detroit in November 2005, she lay in repose at the [[Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History]] before services and burial.<ref>{{cite news| title=4,000 throng Rosa Parks' funeral in Detroit| url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/4000-throng-rosa-parks-funeral-in-detroit/| first=Kathy Barks| last=Hoffman| date=2 November 2005| newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]| access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>  This followed similar arrangements in December 1997 for Mayor [[Coleman Young]], the first [[African-American]] to hold that office.<ref name=patricia>{{cite news| title=When Detroit says goodbye: Historic funerals in the Motor City| url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/aretha-franklin/2018/08/31/detroit-says-goodbye-historic-funerals-motor-city/1150865002/| first=Patricia| last=Montemurri| date=31 August 2018| newspaper=Detroit Free Press| access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>

Upon the deaths of singer-songwriter [[Aretha Franklin]] in August 2018 and former Congresswoman [[Barbara-Rose Collins]] in November 2021, both women were also honoured at the Wright Museum.<ref>{{cite news| title=Crowds of fans mourn Aretha Franklin at public viewing in Detroit| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fans-mourn-aretha-franklin-public-viewing-detroit/| work=[[CBS News]]| date=28 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Former U.S. Rep. Collins remembered as a 'diva with a servant's heart'| url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2021/11/13/former-u-s-rep-collins-remembered-as-a-diva-servants-heart/6365523001/| first=Jennifer| last=Chambers| newspaper=[[The Detroit News]]| date=13 November 2021| access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>

====New Jersey====
Following her death on August 1, 2023, [[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey]] [[Sheila Oliver]] lay in state in the [[Rotunda (architecture)|rotunda]] of the [[New Jersey State House]] and in the [[Essex County Courthouse]] prior to her public funeral at the [[Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart]] on August 12, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ignudo |first1=Tom |title=Funeral details announced for New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/sheila-oliver-funeral-details-new-jersey |access-date=4 August 2023 |work=CBS News Philadelphia |date=3 August 2023}}</ref>

====Texas====
Rep. [[Sheila Jackson Lee]] lay in state at [[Houston City Hall]] on 24 July 2024 after her death on 19 July. Lee was only the second person so honoured after noted heart surgeon Dr. [[Michael DeBakey]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.fox26houston.com/news/congresswoman-sheila-jackson-lee-houston-city-hall| title=LIVE: Sheila Jackson Lee lies in state at Houston City Hall rotunda| work=[[KRIV-TV|Fox 26 Houston News]]| date=29 July 2024| access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref> Former state rep, Houston mayor and U.S. Representative [[Sylvester Turner]] became the third person so honoured on 11 March 2025.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/sylvester-turner-city-hall-20208939.php| title=Residents, elected officials honor former mayor, U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner at Houston City Hall| first=Abby| last=Church| newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]| date=11 March 2025| access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref> Following ceremonies in Houston, Turner would also "lie in honor" at the [[Texas State Capitol]] from 13-14 March 2025;<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Houston Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner lies in honor at Texas State Capitol |url=https://www.khou.com/article/news/special-reports/remembering-congressman-sylvester-turner/sylvester-turner-lie-in-honor-texas-capitol/285-692f5402-0a7d-4ab6-bd67-57ae145ca8c3 |first1=Jaime E. |last1=Galvan |first2=Michelle |last2=Homer |first3=Jason |last3=Miles |date=13 March 2025 |work=[[KHOU]] News |access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/state-lawmaker-turned-congressman-sylvester-turner-to-lie-in-honor-at-texas-capitol| title=State lawmaker turned congressman Sylvester Turner to lie in honor at Texas Capitol| first=Fred| last=Cantu|website=[[KEYC|CBS Austin]]|date=13 March 2025| access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref> however, some sources have claimed that Turner did lay in state while at the Texas State Capitol during this time.<ref>{{cite news |title=State lawmakers, friends honor former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner's legacy at Texas Capitol |url=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/03/14/515991/state-lawmakers-friends-honor-former-houston-mayor-sylvester-turners-legacy-at-texas-capitol/ |first=Sarah |last=Grunau |date=14 March 2025 |work=Houston Public Radio |access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://houstonlanding.org/former-mayor-sylvester-turner-to-lie-in-state-in-houston-austin-ahead-of-saturday-funeral/|title=Former mayor Sylvester Turner to lie in state in Houston, Austin ahead of Saturday funeral| first=Paul| last=Cobler| website=Houston Landing| date=10 March 2025| access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref>

====Washington====
Upon her death in 1948, [[Belle Reeves]], former state legislator and Washington's first female [[Secretary of State of Washington|secretary of state]], received the only state funeral ever held in the [[Washington State Capitol#Legislative Building|House Chamber]] of the [[Washington State Legislature]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/biographies/bellereeves.aspx |title=Belle Reeves |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Legacy Washington |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>

==Vatican City==
[[File:Giovanni Paolo II 0013.JPG|thumb|[[Pope John Paul II]]'s body lying in state]]

Prior to 2000, when ''[[Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis]]'' was published under the pontificate of [[Pope John Paul II]], the Vatican had no prescribed funeral rites for a deceased pope. Funerals were conducted based upon past practices with alterations according to instructions the pope wrote during his lifetime. The funerals of [[Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II|John Paul II]] and [[Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI|Benedict XVI]] followed these instructions. On the first day of lying in state, John Paul II laid in the chapel of the [[Apostolic Palace]] to allow members of the Papal household and Vatican officials to pay respects. However, Benedict XVI and Francis laid in state in the chapel of [[Domus Sanctae Marthae]] as it was their residence at the time of their deaths.<ref name=BBC-Francis>{{cite news| title=In pictures: Symbolism on show as Pope Francis lies in open coffin| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyqg50gzevo| date=23 April 2025| website=[[BBC News]]| access-date=27 April 2025}}</ref> 

After a Mass of Visitation the following morning, a procession moves the body to [[St. Peter's Basilica]]. It was placed on a [[catafalque]] so the public may pay respects for three days. The [[Dean of the College of Cardinals]] celebrates a [[Requiem Mass]] on the fourth day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/gpII/documents/sodano-suffragio-jp-ii_20050403_en.html |title=Eucharistic Concelebration for the Repose of the Soul of Pope John Paul II: Homily of Card. Angelo Sodano |date=3 April 2005 |website=[[Holy See|The Holy See]] |access-date=30 July 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225040959/https://www.vatican.va/gpII/documents/sodano-suffragio-jp-ii_20050403_en.html |archive-date=25 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Pope Francis' body lies in state ahead of Saturday funeral| url=https://www.npr.org/2025/04/23/nx-s1-5372537/pope-francis-body-lies-in-state-ahead-of-saturday-funeral| first1=Ruth| last1=Sherlock| first2=Fatima| last2=Al-Kassab| first3=Lauren| last3=Frayer| work=[[Morning Edition]]| date=23 April 2025| access-date=27 April 2025}}</ref>

[[Pope Francis]] published a revised ''Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis'' in 2024 and his 2025 funeral followed the new rites.  His revisions dispensed with the large catafalque in the basilica and his body lay in an open coffin on a low platform. The coffin itself differed from those of his predecessors who were buried in a three-part coffin of cyprus, lead and oak. Per his wishes, Francis was placed in a simple wooden coffin lined with zinc.<ref>{{cite web| title=Vatican simplifies funeral rite for popes| url=https://titancasket.com/blogs/funeral-guides-and-more/the-funeral-and-casket-details-of-pope-francis| first=Hannah| last=Brockhaus| website=[[Catholic News Agency]]| date=20 November 2024| access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>

An earlier revision that both editions incorporated has been the number of candles surrounding the catafalque or bier. Upon the death of [[Pope John XXIII]], the catafalque was surrouned by 24 candles as was the catafalque of many of his predecessors.<ref>{{cite news| title=History of pope funerals: Learn about the life, death, legacy of 5 Catholic Church leaders| url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/world/2025/02/19/pope-funerals-photos-catholic-history/79194793007/| newspaper=[[USA Today]]| date=20 February 2025| access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media| title=The funeral of Pope John XXIII (1963)| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfYWCWBPCR8&ab_channel=CaeremonialeRomanum| medium=Newsreel| publisher=British Pathé| date=31 December 2022| via=[[YouTube]]| minutes=2:27| access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref> [[Pope Paul VI]], requested only a single paschal candle placed near the catafalque, a practice continued by all subsequent pontiffs to date.<ref>{{cite news| title=Pope Paul VI lying in state in the Vatican in 1978| url=https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/pope-paul-vi-lying-in-state-in-the-vatican-in-1978-news-photo/635743737| first=David| last=Lees| website=[[Getty Images]]| date=August 1978}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Pope John Paul the First Lies in State in St. Peter's Basilica| url=https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/640740| website=[[Reuters]]| date=2 October 1978}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Lying in State| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/lying-in-state/17/| work=[[CBS News]]| date=3 April 2005}}</ref>

Upon their death, [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinals]] do not lie in state. Their casket is usually placed in vigil on the floor before the altar of the church of [[St Stephen of the Abyssinians]], just behind [[St. Peter's Basilica]].  During this period, mourners may pay respects. The Requiem Mass is usually held within four days after death and is presided by the senior cardinal available. It is held at the [[Chair of Saint Peter|Altar of the Chair]] behind the [[St. Peter's Baldachin|high altar]] of St. Peter's Basilica. The pope will attend if he is not traveling, and may participate or simply observe.<ref>{{cite news| title=A Simple Funeral for a Catholic Cardinal: A Primer| url=https://catholicmasses.org/a-simple-funeral-for-a-catholic-cardinal-a-primer/| newspaper=[[National Catholic Register]]| date=16 January 2023| access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Pope Francis attends funeral of Cardinal Sodano| url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251411/pope-francis-attends-funeral-of-cardinal-sodano| website=Catholic News Agency| date=31 May 2022| access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>

==Vietnam==
The preserved body of [[Ho Chi Minh]] lies in state in the purpose-built [[Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum]] at the [[Ho Chi Minh Museum]] in [[Hanoi]] and is open for public viewing.<ref>{{cite news| title=Ho Chi Minh's corpse in 'great condition' ahead of 50th anniversary of leader's death, Vietnam says| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/ho-chi-minh-vietnam-anniversary-death-corpse-embalmed-russia-lenin-lab-a9012526.html| first=Andy| last=Gregory| date=19 July 2019| newspaper=[[The Independent]]| location=London}}</ref>

==Coptic Patriarchate==
The [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]] has a tradition of mummifying the deceased pope and placing his body on his throne to enable church followers to have a farewell look at him for a short period of time.  This tradition is one of the ways that ancient Egyptian rituals have survived in the Egyptian church.<ref>{{cite journal| url=https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/60ffd7e0-ef9b-40a4-98aa-f4bf6ed51a48/volume%209%20No.%204.pdf| first=Boulos| last=Ayad Ayad, Phd| title=Ancient Egyptian Civilization and the Coptic Church| journal=Coptic Church Review| date=Winter 1988| pages=105–114| volume=9| number=4}}</ref>

== Other notable funerals ==
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* [[Death and funeral of Bhumibol Adulyadej]]
* [[Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II]]
* [[Death and funeral of Corazon Aquino]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Omar Bongo]]
* [[Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Kim Jong Il]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Lech and Maria Kaczyński]]
* [[State funeral of John F. Kennedy]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Richard Nixon]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Norodom Sihanouk]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Josip Broz Tito]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau]]
* [[Death and state funeral of Mao Zedong]]
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==See also==
* [[Wake (ceremony)|Wake]] or [[Viewing (funeral)|viewing]]
* [[Catafalque]]
* [[Chapelle ardente]]
* [[Funeral train]]
* [[Lying in repose]]
* [[State funeral]]
* [[State funerals in the United States]] and [[State funerals in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
* [[Vigil of the Princes]]

==References==
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[[Category:State ritual and ceremonies]]