Valentino's funeral: white flowers, notes from Umberto Bindi, and Anne Hathaway's embrace of his family.

There was great emotion at the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome, filled with white flowers for Valentino's funeral.

Many international celebrities attended the funeral of the famous fashion designer who passed away on January 19th, greeted by Mozart's Lacrimosa. Then came Schubert's Ave Maria, and, as the coffin was being carried out, Umberto Bindi's "Il nostro concerto."

There's Anne Hathaway—an intimate embrace with her family—Anna Wintour, Elizabeth Hurley, Anna Fendi, and Brunello Cucinelli. Also present are Pierpaolo Piccioli, Donatella Versace, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Tom Ford, Ermanno Scervino, Lavinia Biagiotti, Alessandro Michele, Matteo Marzotto, and Eleonora Abbagnato.

During the mass, before the final blessing, comrade and longtime member Giancarlo Giammetti read a speech.

I want to thank Valentino for teaching me what we've talked about so much today: beauty. Through him, I discovered what it means. He's been with us throughout our lives, he's been with us. We've dreamed the same things. We've achieved some, even many. Our journey will continue forever. You'll always be by my side on the journey I'll continue, so you won't be forgotten. Through me, our foundation, to remember who you are and who you were .

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