The property at 54 Wimbledon Parkside is the Apostolic Nunciature which is the current diplomatic Holy See in Great Britain and the Vatican’s equivalent of an embassy.
The public will be able to pay their respects when the Pope’s body is moved to St Peter’s Basilica tomorrow, ahead of Saturday’s funeral.
The prime minister’s attending.
Francis died yesterday, aged 88, following a stroke and heart failure.
He’d previously said he wanted a “simple” tomb.
Conclave, the process to elect the next Pope, can begin from Monday the 5th of May, at the earliest.
