The mother of three has died at the age of 41.

'Despite all the adversity she faced in her life, she shone so bright. She will be missed beyond measure.'

More than 100 foreign delegations have expressed a desire to attend the ceremony, including 50 heads of state – the US president among them – and 10 reigning monarchs.

His football club paid tribute.

Volunteers spent an estimated 1,000 hours and travelled more than 3,000 miles around the island searching for Valerie before she was caught using cameras and prepared traps.

He sped away on his rented motorbike before being intercepted in front of a hotel.

Many people believed him and stayed away form their homes.

Ashley Tran,30,and Phuoc Nguyen,33,joined mourners in the queue at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican

Francis paid a surprise visit to Rome's Regina Coeli last week to offer well-wishes to inmates ahead of Easter.

'There is nothing to talk about,' the Ukrainian leader said earlier.