Silvio Berlusconi’s 33-year-old partner wept as the former Italian premier’s coffin was carried into Milan’s vast Gothic Duomo today for his state funeral.
Marta Fascina – alongside Berlusconi’s’ children – could not hold back her tears as pallbearers carried the coffin down the cathedral’s aisle as the ceremony began. She was seen again outside as the coffin left the building, on its way to be cremated.
The occasion has proved controversial in Italy, with many furious that such an honour