On May 29, the remains of Tsar Ferdinand will be transported from the city of Coburg to Sofia by military plane, which will land at the government VIP terminal of Sofia Airport around 2:00 PM. The coffin will be solemnly taken down and placed in a hearse, which will depart for Vrana Palace around 3:00 PM, the Tsar Boris and Tsaritsa Joanna Fund announced.
The funeral ceremony will take place in front of the main entrance of Vrana Palace, after which the coffin will be placed in the central foyer, where a brief farewell in a family circle will take place. After that, the palace doors will be open to citizens wishing to pay their last respects to the coffin of Tsar Ferdinand.
The return of Tsar Ferdinand's remains comes 76 years after the monarch's death. Until now, the remains were laid to rest in the crypt of St. Augustine Church in the German town of Coburg.
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