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State funeral to be held on Saturday, government announces national mourning
A State Funeral for former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff is to be held on Saturday morning in Valletta, with High Mass to be concelebrated by Archbishop Cremona at St. John’s Co-Cathederal.
21 August 2012, 12:00am
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Flags are flying at half mast as government announced national mourning following Dom Mintoff's death.
Government has announced Dom Mintoff's State Funeral will be held next Saturday at 10:30am.
Mass praesente cadavere will be celebrated by Archbishop Paul Cremona at St. John's Co-Cathederal.
Dom Mintoff will lay in State at the Palace in Valletta on Friday from 9:00am to 1pm and from 4pm to 7pm.
He will also lay in State before the funeral on Saturday morning from 7:30am to 9:30am.
Meanwhile, government has declared Friday and Saturday as days of national mourning
More details to be announced.
