{"id":45002,"date":"2026-01-23T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polinex.cluster021.hosting.ovh.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/italy-bids-farewell-to-valentino-with-star-studded-funeral-in-rome\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:42:00","slug":"italy-bids-farewell-to-valentino-with-star-studded-funeral-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/polinex.cluster021.hosting.ovh.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/italy-bids-farewell-to-valentino-with-star-studded-funeral-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy bids farewell to Valentino with star-studded funeral in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>10,000 people pay respects to Valentino during public viewing over past two days in Rome<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood stars joined leading figures from the fashion world in Rome on Friday morning at the funeral of iconic Italian designer Valentino Garavani who\u00a0died on Monday\u00a0aged 93.<\/p>\n<p>Valentino&#8217;s coffin entered the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, which was decorated entirely in white flowers, to\u00a0the music of Mozart&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Lacrimosa<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The coffin was accompanied by Valentino&#8217;s partner\u00a0<strong>Vernon Bruce Hoeksema<\/strong>, his longtime companion and business partner\u00a0<strong>Giancarlo Giammetti<\/strong>, and his godsons\u00a0<strong>Sean\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Anthony Sax<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Among the mourners were leading figures from the Italian and global fashion world, including designers\u00a0<strong>Donatella Versace<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Anna Fendi<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Brunello Cuccinelli<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Tom Ford<\/strong>, current Valentino creative director\u00a0<strong>Alessandro Michele<\/strong>\u00a0and his predecessor\u00a0<strong>Pierpaolo Piccioli<\/strong>, and former\u00a0<em>Vogue<\/em>\u00a0magazine editor\u00a0<strong>Anna Wintour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood stars\u00a0<strong>Anne Hathaway<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Elizabeth Hurley<\/strong>\u00a0were also in attendance. Supermodel\u00a0<strong>Claudia Schiffer<\/strong>\u00a0sent a red rose while a floral wreath from the legendary Italian actress\u00a0<strong>Sophia Loren<\/strong>\u00a0was inscribed: &#8220;Always in my heart&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>A handwritten message in Italian placed on the barriers outside the Roman church read: &#8220;The whole world mourns Valentino. We have lost the most beautiful flower.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The funeral comes after around 10,000 people queued up over the previous two days to pay their respects to the designer at a public viewing at the Valentino foundation&#8217;s headquarters near the Spanish Steps.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credit: Joe Seer \/ Shuterstock.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10,000 people pay respects to Valentino during public viewing over past two days in Rome. \u00a0 Hollywood stars joined leading figures from the fashion world in Rome on Friday morning at the funeral of iconic Italian designer Valentino Garavani who\u00a0died on Monday\u00a0aged 93. 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