The body of Danneels was around 9 hours already from the Archbishop's Palace of Mechelen within worn in the cathedral. For two hours people could a final salute cast. In the meantime, arrived all the personalities and names of their place in. Interior Minister Pieter De Crem (CD&V) arrived first. Later followed other top politicians, among whom Kris Peeters (CD&V), Koen Geens (CD&V), Jan Peumans (N-VA) and Siegfried Bracke (N-VA). Also representatives of the recognised religions and the Union of Freethinking Associations arrived, in anticipation of king Filip and queen Mathilde, prince Laurent and princess Astrid.
Mechelen is Not only prominent, but also many ordinary citizens have in the Sint-Rombouts cathedral, the uitvaartplechtigheid of cardinal Godfried Danneels attended. This morning there were people to queue for a place in the cathedral, everyone with his own reason.