Around eight-thirty in the morning, the churches in Rome tolled 58 times, representing the life journey of the old King from 1820 to 1878.
The carriage carrying the body of the old King slowly made its way towards the Pantheon, with the Italian people along the way paying their highest respects and endless blessings to this monarch who unified the nation.
They hoped this meritorious King would reach heaven after his passing, and wished that his successor would be a friendly and benevolent King.
Carlo and his two brothers personally rode horses alongside the carriage, accompanied by King Luis of Portugal and Count Napoleon Jerome Bonaparte of Moncalieri, who also joined the procession because they were sons-in-law of the old King.
Three European kings personally escorted Vittorio Emanuele II to the Pantheon, Rome, enhancing the grand scale of the funeral.
