ROME
ABC News
By London bureau chief Lisa Millar
The royal commission has received evidence by video link before but it is normally from the controlled environment of a court room.
Because of the speed with which this session has been organised, the four-star Hotel Quirinale was chosen.
It had a room large enough to fit the expected number of media and supporters and the facilities to assist with this logistically complicated exercise.
Seats for 168 people have been provided in the Verdi Room. There are strict rules regarding media coverage.
No photography, filming or photography is allowed of the room or those in it.
Cardinal Pell will sit at a table by himself at the front and his evidence will be streamed live back to the royal commission in Sydney.
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