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The bad news came after breakfast. She reached the Italians via radio or WhatsApp. An hour after the announcement by the family, the message also filled all news portals. Silvio Berlusconi († 86) is dead! Died at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan.
The political and entrepreneurial perpetuum mobile has come to a standstill. For many this is hard to believe. Berlusconi was involved in the governing coalition almost to his last breath. He ran his business empire with his children and was still involved in the football club AC Monza, which the businessman bought five years ago. In May of this year, Silvio Berlusconi was already in intensive care with pneumonia. He recovered and left the hospital, waving gleefully to the people in the limousine.
Luca wears sunglasses so you don’t see the tears
At noon there was nothing left to do with the San Raffaele. Journalists came from all over Italy. Their cars were parked on the sidewalk up to the roundabouts. Every entrance in the maze of the hospital is under siege. Just before 2 p.m., a dark blue van pulled out of a side exit. Escorted by two patrol cars. It is Berlusconi’s body, which has been taken to his home in Arcore. On Tuesday she will be deposited with the Berlusconi broadcaster Mediaset. The funeral in the Duomo will follow on Wednesday.
Lost, Luca Palmegiani (23) wanders through the crowd of journalists. He threw the Forza Italia flag over his shoulders. Sunglasses on my nose, “so you don’t see my teary eyes,” says the Latina regional youth leader of Forza Italia. “When I heard the news, I had to come here,” Palmegiani said in an interview with Blick. “At a meeting in Bergamo, he once told us boys that he faced every difficult time with a smile. We should do the same. But today I can’t manage to smile.”
Flowers, greetings and fan scarves for Villa San Martino
Nicolò Renzi (35), alderman of Forza Italia in Cività Nova, has also arrived. “I was on the plane to Bergamo. When the plane landed I had 60 messages on Whatsapp. I immediately went to Milan to accompany Silvio on his last journey.”
Flowers and candles are lost in the gigantic hospital complex. Things look different for the Villa San Martino. This is where Silvio Berlusconi lived and where his infamous “Bunga Bunga” parties once took place. However, no one wants to celebrate on Monday afternoon. The police are at the entrance and there are flowers on the floor, notes with greetings like “Ciao Silvio” and “I love you” and carefully arranged fan scarves from the football clubs the billionaire supported to the end.
“Silvio was great, not only politically but also personally”
Mario Risireini (58) has taken place on a traffic bollard. The plant mechanic holds his crutches in his arms. An accident at work, says the man from Cusano Milanino (I). But his walking disability does not prevent him from paying his last respects to Silvio Berlusconi. “Silvio was unique, incomparable, a simple, real person,” says Risineini, fighting back tears, “I’m bad, really bad.”
Berlusconi neighbor Margherita (70) finds nothing but praise: “Silvio was a great man. Not only politically, but also humanly. Every time we met him, he shook our hands.” Her friend Anna Angerano says: “The news of his death really shocked me. I can’t believe it”.
He was outstanding, a wonderful person, says Wanda Millak (67). The Pole met Berlusconi in person ten years ago. «He wanted to buy my villa. I remember the meeting very well. At the time, he said he was worried about his Italy. I really liked that he talked about his Italy.”
Source: Blick
I am Amelia James, a passionate journalist with a deep-rooted interest in current affairs. I have more than five years of experience in the media industry, working both as an author and editor for 24 Instant News. My main focus lies in international news, particularly regional conflicts and political issues around the world.
