Italy prepared to say farewell to former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi Wednesday, with thousands of people expected at the billionaire's state funeral in Milan."Love him or hate him, you have to acknowledge that he was a force of nature," former prime minister Matteo Renzi said Wednesday, adding that "nothing will be the same again".
Wednesday, which is also a national day of mourning, will see the funeral hosted in Milan s vast and grand Gothic-era Duomo cathedral. However, the event has divided opinion in Italy.
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Large wreaths in the colours of the Italian flag were displayed outside the Duomo, where the ceremony was to begin at 3:00 pm, presided over by Archbishop Mario Delpini