(15 Apr 2005) SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot, palace
2. Tilt down exterior of palace to flowers
3. Flowers
4. Wide shot, palace
5. Guards standing in line
6. Wide shot, palace and coastline
7. Various, guards marching
8. Exterior of chamber where Monaco's Prince Rainier III is lying in state
9. Various, Prince Rainier III lying in state
10. Wide palace
11. Various, guests arriving for funeral, including Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
12. Wide shot car arriving carrying guests
13. Close up Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
14. Former President of El Salvador, Francisco Flores, getting out of car
15. Various guests arriving
16. Wide palace
17. Various guests arriving
STORYLINE:
Prince Rainier III of Monaco was due to be laid to rest on Friday beside his late wife, the American film star Grace Kelly, in the cathedral where they were married a half century ago.
In line with Rainier's wishes, the funeral was set to be an intimate occasion, with family and about 150 guests - including kings, princesses, presidents, diplomats and dignitaries from some 60 countries.
For many in Monaco, where Rainier ruled for 56 of his 81 years, the day marks the end of a golden era.
Rainier and Kelly were wed in the cathedral in 1956 - a union that became the tiny Mediterranean principality's claim to fame.
Rainier never remarried after Princess Grace's death in a car accident in 1982 - and often cut a lonely figure in his latter years.
An empty slab of marble beside Grace's resting place in the family crypt has been waiting to be engraved with the monarch's name.
Royal pomp was to be mixed with solemn Roman Catholic ceremonies and tight security for the afternoon funeral.
Dignitaries began arriving early to pay respects to the late leader at the royal palace's 17th century Palatine Chapel, where his body has lain in state since last weekend.
Rainier died April 6 of heart, kidney and breathing problems after struggling with failing health for years.
More than half a dozen heads of state were expected at the funeral: French President Jacques Chirac, Irish President Mary McAleese, Belgium's King Albert II, Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri, Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek and San Marino's Capt. Regents Fausta Simona Morganti and Cesare Antonio Gasperoni.
Other dignitaries who confirmed attendance include Britain's Prince Andrew.
Only Rainier's close family will attend his burial Friday night in a private ceremony.
The family crypt also holds the remains of Rainier's three immediate successors: Prince Charles III, who ruled from 1856 to 1889; Prince Albert I, who ruled from 1889 to 1922; and, Rainier's grandfather, Prince Louis II, who ruled from 1922 to 1949.
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