Kaczynski funeral - The nation mourns

23rd April 2010

Last week witnessed a lengthy series of funerals take place around the country as the nation began to come to terms with the tragic Smolensk air disaster.

On Sunday April 18, Poland and much of the world focused its attention on Krakow for the state funeral of President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria.

Despite controversy surrounding the decision to bury the couple in Wawel Castle, the resting place of Polish royalty and national heroes, and the volcanic ash cloud reducing the number of foreign guests, an estimated 145,000 people packed themselves into the main square and lined the route down to the couple’s final resting place.

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