The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II took place in London in September of 2022. Dominic Lipinski is in the WPA Pool.
The seating chart at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II has meaning because of the large number of people in attendance. It was no surprise that the position of the U.S. president and his wife were back.
They were behind the president of Poland. The president of Switzerland sat next to the first lady.
The Americans were stuck in traffic.
The Bidens traveled with the U.S. President in a heavily armored limousine called the "beast." Guests were not allowed to use foreign or state vehicles at the event, but Biden was able to get one of the few exceptions.
The special treatment came to an end there.
According to the schedule of events published by the palace, foreign leaders were supposed to take their seats in the abbey between 9:35 and 9:55 a.m., before the official start time. One video taken on a cell phone shows the hulking black U.S. presidential limousine crawling past a Pret a Manger.
The Bidens didn't show up at the funeral until 10:00 a.m.
People wait for the president when he's late. This wasn't the case at the funeral of the longest-serving British monarch, where international royalty and world leaders gathered.
According to the Guardian, the Bidens were told that they would have to wait for a line of British veterans to pass through the Abbey before they could get to their seats. The last of the military members went down the aisle.
He said it was an honor to meet Queen Elizabeth II and that she reminded him of his mother.
He said that his heart goes out to the people of England and the United Kingdom. You were lucky to have had her for so long. All of us were. It's better for her.
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