Poland. On Saturday, the 10th of April 2010 President of Poland Lech Kaczynski, First Lady, former President of Poland in exile Ryszard Kaczorowski and many other officials and parliamentarians (including chiefs of all types of Polish forces) died in a plane crash in Smolensk, Russia. It was an official delegation to commemorate the Polish officers murdered by Stalin in a forest near Katyn in 1940. Next day after the tragedy a week of National Mourning announced. A week later President Kaczynski and his wife were buried in Cracow at Wawel Cathedral - the burial place of Polish kings.
Warsaw, 10th of April 2010, in front of the Presidential Palace. Few hours after plane crash and death of the President Lech Kaczyński. People burn candles and pray.
Warsaw, 10th of April 2010, in front of the Presidential Palace. Few hours after plane crash and death of the President Lech Kaczyński. Scouts take care of candles and florers brought by Warsaw's residents.
Woman pines a small Polish flag to her son's shirt.
In front of the Presidential Palace. Two days after plane crash and death of the President Lech Kaczyński. Scouts take care of candles and flowers brought by Warsaw's residents.
In front of the Presidential Palace. Few hours after plane crash and death of the President Lech Kaczyński. Scouts take care of candles and florers brought by Warsaw's residents.
Miners came from the southern Poland wait in a queue to the Presidential Palace to place a note in a book of condolence and pay a tribute to the dead President.
Warsaw. The amazing queue to the Presidential Palace turns at Zamkowy Square in Old Town. People wait even 7 hours to pay the tribute to the dead President and the First Lady.
Warsaw, Old Town, in front of the Royal Palace. Various labour unions' members hold their standards in a queue to the Presidential Palace. People wait even 7 hours to pay the tribute to the dead President and the First Lady.
In a queue to the Presiential Palace.
People sign in a book of condolence, Presidential Palace.
Thousands of candles left by Warsaw residents in front of the Presidential Palace at the evening. Scouts take care of them.
Pilsudski Square. One week after the tragedy, Saturday. The Catholic mass during a ceremony in a memory of the crash victims.
The girl sits among people at Piłsudski Square.
An old woman during the ceremony in a memory of crash victims. The Catholic mass.
A couple waits for the funeral procession with the body of the President.
St. Mary's Basilica where the funeral ceremony takes place.
Men dressed up as Napoleonic soldiers during the ceremony in memory of plane crash victims.
Cracow. A woman waits for the funeral procession with the bodies of the President and the First Lady.
Cracow. The funeral procession heads to Wawel cathedral - the burial place of Polish kings. People throw flowers at the coffin of President Kaczyński. Wawel Castle walls in the background.
