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Five US presidents unite for state funeral of Jimmy Carter

The state funeral of Jimmy Carter, the former US president who died at the age of 100, took place in Washington DC.

Thursday 9 January 2025 18:18, UK

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Biden said he missed the former president Jimmy Carter.
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  • The state funeral of former US president Jimmy Carter took place in Washington DC
  • The 100-year-old Democrat, who served one term in office from 1977 to 1981, died at his home in Georgia on 29 December
  • His body was taken to the Washington National Cathedral after laying in state at the Capitol
  • We streamed the funeral on this live page - now that's finished, click the link above for a clip of Joe Biden's eulogy at the ceremony
State funeral of Jimmy Carter held in Washington DC - read more here

Our livestream of Jimmy Carter's funeral has finished, but you can read about the day here.

Carter died on 29 December, surrounded by his family in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

From 4 January, his body was carried by a motorcade through Plains, before heading to the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, where family and loved ones came to pay their respects.

Carter's remains were then flown to Maryland and transferred in a ceremony to a hearse, which was carried in a motorcade to the US Navy Memorial in Washington to honour Carter's service as a lieutenant in the Navy.