US President Biden to attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
'I do not know what the details are yet, but I will be going,' Biden told reporters at the Columbus International Airport in Ohio on Friday.
US President Joe Biden
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Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he would attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Yes. I do not know what the details are yet, but I will be going, Biden told reporters at the Columbus International Airport in Ohio on Friday.
He was responding to a question of whether he will be going to the Queen's funeral. In response to another question, the president said he has not spoken to King Charles III yet. I know him. I have not spoken to him yet, he added. In Brussels, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Queen Elizabeth II was a powerful, unifying force, and a source of comfort and resilience to millions of people from all walks of life.
On behalf of the United States, I extend our deepest condolences to our British friends, the government of the United Kingdom and to the royal family, he said.
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