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Poland pays last respect to President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria

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Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria will be buried on Sunday in the medieval Wawel castle, the final resting place of Polish royalty and many other distinguished citizens.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria will be buried on Sunday in the medieval Wawel castle, the final resting place of Polish royalty and many other distinguished citizens.

© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankThe first couple, who along with a delegation of senior officials died in a plane crash near the western Russian city of Smolensk on April 10, will be buried under the castle's Silver Bell Tower.
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The first couple, who along with a delegation of senior officials died in a plane crash near the western Russian city of Smolensk on April 10, will be buried under the castle's Silver Bell Tower.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankThe ceremony began with the reading of the names and positions of the 88 Polish officials who were killed, and continued with a memorial mass in the city's largest square, Pilsudski Square.
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The ceremony began with the reading of the names and positions of the 88 Polish officials who were killed, and continued with a memorial mass in the city's largest square, Pilsudski Square.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankGuard of honor in Pilsudski Square.
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Guard of honor in Pilsudski Square.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankPolish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria will be buried on Sunday in the medieval Wawel castle, the final resting place of Polish royalty and many other distinguished citizens.
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Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria will be buried on Sunday in the medieval Wawel castle, the final resting place of Polish royalty and many other distinguished citizens.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankThe state funeral will begin at 14:00 (noon GMT) with a service in the 13th-century St. Mary's Basilica.
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The state funeral will begin at 14:00 (noon GMT) with a service in the 13th-century St. Mary's Basilica.
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