Berlusconi's first wife and mother of
his two eldest children did not attend his state funeral in
Milan's Duomo Wednesday.
Carla Elvira Dall'Oglio, mother to family business execs Marina
and Pier Silvio, was on the attendance list but did not turn up.
On Tuesday, however, she paid homage to her late forer husband
in a tribute published in Corriere della Sera.
"Dearest Silvio, you were a great man and an extraordinary
father for our children," said Dall'Oglio.
"I will always remember the beauty of the years spent together".
Dall'Oglio has never spoken publicly about her marriage with the
media billionaire.
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