Prince William’s blue suit and black tie combination is something he’s worn for funerals in the past, including the November 2023 services for Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton.

However, regardless of Vatican dress code, Trump was not the only funeral attendee who did not wear a black suit. Another notable exception was the U.K.'s Prince William, who wore a dark navy suit.

OPINION: MALE CALL Color choice for tie can pull suit and shirt together January 8, 2023 at 3:12 a.m. by Lois Fenton ...

While other world leaders were dressed in black, the US president broke from the Vatican's strict dress code for papal funerals with his blue suit and a light blue tie.

Historian Ardis Parshall listed 1916 instructions on missionary clothing as being “a good black suit or blue suit, a good overcoat and Derby hat” and “white or light-colored shirts and black ...

And Mr. Trump owns a dark suit — he wore one to former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral in January. But in this case, black might not have served his purposes.