Stars Attend Valentino Garavani Funeral in Rome
Anna Wintour, Anne Hathaway and Elizabeth Hurley joined mourners at Valentino Garavani's funeral in Rome on Jan. 23, 2026.
Overview
Anna Wintour, Anne Hathaway and Elizabeth Hurley attended Valentino Garavani's funeral at the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome on Jan. 23, 2026, officials confirmed.
The service followed two days of public viewing at the Valentino Foundation headquarters on Jan. 21-22, 2026, after Valentino Garavani died at his Rome home on Jan. 19, 2026 at age 93.
Giancarlo Giammetti delivered a eulogy and Bruce Hoeksema gave an improvised speech, according to attendees, while Alessandro Michele and Pierpaolo Piccioli published tributes in Vogue.
Hundreds of mourners filled the basilica and the company said more than 10,000 people paid their respects during the Jan. 21-22 lying-in-state, records show.
Valentino's ashes will be interred at Rome's Flaminio Cemetery after cremation, and the label's Paris couture show at the end of January will double as a final industry salute, company officials said.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the funeral as a glamorous, celebratory legacy by foregrounding celebrity mourners (Anna Wintour, Liz Hurley, Donatella Versace), sensory details (Mozart, white roses, 'Valentino red') and honorific labels ('synonymous with dressing the rich and famous', 'last emperor of Italian fashion'). The coverage privileges admiration while omitting dissenting or critical perspectives.