In a White House press briefing on Wednesday, Karine Jean-Pierre revealed that the king had extended a special invite to Joe Biden, which has been accepted.
making him the first sitting U.S. president to attend the state funeral of a British monarch.
King Charles III on a state visit to Germany on March 29, 2023. The king has invited Joe Biden on a state visit to Britain, the White House has announced.Though interpreted by some commentators as a snub, the decision for the president not to attend is not without precedent. In 1953, President Eisenhower sent a delegation of government officials to attend Queen Elizabeth's coronation in his place. No U.S. president to date has ever attended the coronation of a British sovereign.
"The president congratulated the King on his upcoming coronation," it said."And informed him that First Ladylooks forward to attending on behalf of the United States. The president also conveyed his desire to meet with the king in the United Kingdom at a future date." "They have a good relationship with the king. They talked about how he [Biden] enjoyed visiting the queen [...] back in 2021, he and the First Lady at Windsor, and that he hoped to visit again soon."
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