Biden Plans To Attend Queen’s Funeral: “I’ll Be Going”

The Hill reports:

President Biden said Friday that he plans to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, following the British head of state’s death the previous day.

“Yes. I don’t know what the details are yet, but I’ll be going,” Biden told reporters while on a trip to Ohio. The funeral could take place on Sept. 19, which would be 10 days after her death, at Westminster Abbey in London.

Earlier on Friday, the White House would not confirm if the president would attend the funeral. “One of the things that we want to be mindful of, as you all know, there’s a process,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.

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