 Her funeral was held in Vienna on 1 April . The government allowed it to take place on Austrian soil providing that the cost was borne by the Habsburgs themselves . Zita 's body was carried to the Imperial Crypt under Capuchin Church in the same funeral coach she had walked behind during the funeral of Emperor Franz Joseph in 1916 . It was attended by over 200 members of the Habsburg and Bourbon @-@ Parma families , and the service had 6 @,@ 000 attendees including leading politicians , state officials and international representatives , including a representative of Pope John Paul II . Following an ancient custom , the Empress had asked that her heart , which was placed in an urn , stay behind at the monastery of <unk> , in Switzerland , where the Emperor 's heart had rested for decades . In doing so , Zita assured herself that , in death , she and her husband would remain by each other 's side . 
