The remains of pianist and statesman Ignace Jan Paderewski are back in his homeland, in keeping with his wish to be buried only in a free Poland.
More than 5,000 Poles filled Warsaw's Old Town as a motorcade brought the flag-draped coffin Monday from the airport to lie in state at the Royal Castle."The symbol of Poland's sovereignty is once again in the Royal Castle," said President Lech Walesa, who waited with Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak, parliament leaders, the diplomatic corps and a military honor guard.
President Bush is to join Polish officials Sunday for Paderewski's final burial in the crypt of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Warsaw.