Overview

• Thousands queued at the Teatro Armani over the weekend to pay respects, with appearances by Donatella Versace, John Elkann, former prime minister Mario Monti and other public figures.
• Armani Group will close all stores today from 15:00 local time, and Milan’s mayor Giuseppe Sala has designated a municipal day of mourning.
• A private ceremony is scheduled today with inhumation at the San Martino church in Rivalta, confirmed by the Association of the Castles of the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Pontremoli.
• Armani had outlined a gradual handover of responsibilities to longtime partner Leo Dell’Orco, family members including Silvana Armani and Andrea Camerana, and the internal management team.
• Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported a sudden liver failure as the cause of death, a detail not uniformly confirmed, while attention turns to a will expected to be opened next week for an estate estimated at about $12 billion.