Italy holds state funeral for ex-PM and billionaire tycoon Silvio Berlusconi
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![A commemorative placard placed outside former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's house, to which his body was transported following his death, in Arcore near Milan, Italy, June 12, 2023.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/b1677582-0a59-11ee-8b44-005056bf30b7/w:980/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SILVIO%20BERLUSCONI","hash":"020f42ad94b4fcbc813f9d74bb824cc9c76dd07bbbebdf134c6e7702e7248f1d","title":"Italy%20holds%20state%20funeral","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/2023-06-12T155030Z_1576726974_RC2RH1ALRTFH_RTRMADP_3_ITALY-BERLUSCONI.webp)
Italy prepared to say farewell to former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi Wednesday, with thousands of people expected at the billionaire tycoon's state funeral in Milan. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports.